OUR BOAT RIDE ON THE SEA OF GALILEE.....THIS IS DAY 3

 So sorry we haven't been able to blog!!!!! Jennifer thank you so much for your request for prayers. Israel needs it right now!!! Let me just say this and get it over with; WHERE IS THE USA??????
We were on top of a hill overlooking where the BATTLE OF ARMAGEDON will take place today. We sat and watched as FINALLY planes came to help with the fires...interesting thing was that they are planes from other countries that are Israel's arch enemies.. Planes from Egypt, Russia and of all places Turkey...... It took them so long before anyone came to help and the USA was NOWHERE to be found....This is a huge disaster for Israel... They are not equipped to handle this... They need your prayers..PLEASE PRAY for them.......I am amazed that God changed our trip and IT is sooo clear now. Pastor Scott said that our trip for Mount Carmel had to be rescheduled and He was sorry but it was out of his control, so He changed our schedule and we went to a different place and when we boarded the bus we could see all the smoke. We were traveling all around the fire and saw how bad it was and realized what a miracle God had performed. If our day had not been changed we would have been right where all of these fires took place........We could have been killed or hurt really bad..... Unbelieveable.. God is truly in control!!!!
We have not had internet service most places and when we did get to jump on the internet for a second it wouldn't work right.. It has been a nightmare as far as communication. Please enjoy the pics from the Sea of Galilee below. I will post my blog I wrote yesterday after the boat ride on the Sea of Galilee!!! There is so much to tell that I don't even know where to begin...MY LIFE IS CHANGED FOREVER!!!!!!

this is a view from looking out of the boat.......toward the shore......

Some of our group on the boat!!!!

A view looking from the boat across the sea of Galilee.... I have never seen such beautiful places in my life.. Israel is beautiful... I stand in awe of God......

Cindy, me and Amy.......

Our fearless leader...Scott is Jennifer's pastor and this man's HEART is truly beautiful... We are in the middle of the Sea of Galilee and he is reading scripture....So powerful!!!!!!!

This is the other side of the Sea of Galilee......where we got off the boat.....

This precious couple just celebrated their anniversary yesterday...53 years.... Our group is bonding so strongly... I can't get over the number of pastors we have with us and they are young... Their knowledge is amazing!!! We have church everynight....Amy and I sit at their feet and listen as they  pour into us........ you can tell that God hand picked this group...

Shalom;

So sorry we haven’t been able to blog. No internet service... This is my 3rd day in Israel. I can’t put into words the experience I am having in this amazing Country that God himself has chosen to be His first born Son. ……and at the same time feeling like my heart would explode over missing my precious family.
     At times pure fear has enveloped me. I have allowed access to this thing called fear through my mind. I have entertained these thoughts for two solid days over the what if’s .. and being this far away from the only life that I know has been a constant reminder to lean on God and not on my own understanding.
     I can’t believe as I sit here blogging tonight that I have my balcony door open listening to the Sea of Galilee….At this moment Amy is on a walk on the Sea of Galilee with some friends we have made in our group. It is 1100pm at night and in Charlotte it is only 4pm in the afternoon. The time difference seems so bizarre to me. Although so much has happened I wanted to start out with today’s experience first. We have very little time to blog and it is very difficult to get internet connection as well as a Diet Coke!!! Lol I think Amy paid 10 dollars today for 2 cokes and I paid 8 yesterday. The things you will do for a Diet Coke! Anybody??
     We wake up around 6am everyday and have to be ready for breakfast by 7am and then you are on the bus ready to go at 8am. You don’t stop until dinner time and then its bedtime. The Sun goes down at 4:30pm everyday. Very short days. Last night as I was laying in bed I began to cry and then I couldn’t stop! It was the most gut wrenching hurt that I have ever felt. I never want to feel like that again. The flight over was a nightmare and I will feel you in on this another day.. I do have a semi-fear of flying over the Ocean for 14 hours. Started thinking horrible thoughts as if I couldn’t get home to my family . I also started thinking that maybe I wouldn’t ever get back home again. Like the plane could crash etc.. I know this may sound strange but it was a very stressful and sleepless night..
     Upon waking up this morning, I could feel that my heart just wasn’t into it. Somehow I managed to put one foot in front of the other and boarded the bus after breakfast. We drove down to catch a boat for a ride on the Sea of Galilee….As the boat began to sail off the crew members began to raise the America Flag which was stationed right beside the Israel flag.. I can’t put into words what an amazing picture that was. So powerful knowing that Israel is God’s first born son. As I stared out into the glorious scene I could feel God’s awesome prescence. They turned up praise music and the sun was beaming down on our faces and I felt such peace. Then our leader Pastor Scott wanted to share with us a scripture………..
     Mark 4:35-40; That Day when evening came, he said to the disciples, “LET US GO OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE.” 36; Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was in the boat. 37; A
     Furious Squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38; Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him. “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” 39; He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “QUIET BE STILL!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. 40; He said to his disciples, “ WHY ARE YOU SO AFRAID? DO YOU STILL HAVE NO FAITH?”
     Saturated in a basin surrounded by mountains, the Sea of Galilee is particularly susceptible to sudden, violent storms. Cool air from the Mediterranean is drawn down through the narrow mountain passes and clashes with the hot humid air lying over the lake.
     The wind was extra strong today and the captain said, and we would need to stay in our seats because the water was beginning to get very unpredictable. As Pastor Scott began reading these scriptures and talking to us about this passage….The waters started to calm, and the winds died down… For a little while the sea was completely still….. It was as if Jesus stood up in our boat and said “ QUIET BE STILL!” I had goose bumps…
     You see the boat that Jesus invited the disciples to get in was the boat that was struggling in the midst of the storm. Although Jesus was in the boat with them they were still afraid!!
     Jesus has been in my boat the whole trip to Israel and I was still afraid.. He rebuked my storms today and he looked deep down into the core of who I am, where the desires of my heart are only known by him, and He said to me, "WHY ARE YOU SO AFRAID?????? DO YOU STILL HAVE NO FAITH???”
     The enemy tried to get the disciples to lose their life in that sea… He is also trying to get us to lose our life so we will not function. He will even paralyze us with fear… so that we are unproductive for God..
     JESUS HAS THE POWER TO CALM OUR STORMS!!!!!! Sometimes He waits for us to get to the other side so it is God who gets the glory!!!!
     Give God the Glory in your storms,, even when you may think that Jesus is sleeping!!! He can and will CALM your storms…
May the peace of God surround your heart today,
Robbie

Jonah.....

please turn off our music first...amazing!!!!
The story of Jonah from Corinth Baptist Church on Vimeo.

Holidays.....

My sweet beautiful husband!!! We have been married for 17 years this summer.. I truly married my soul mate... I love you more than words can describe... Thank you for all you do for me and the girls.. And for all your support as I leave on Tuesday for Israel..... We are the luckiest girls in the world........

Truly one of my BEST FRIENDS in the world; my precious sister-n-law!!!! She is a gift from God. My brother is such a blessed man.. She is the behind the scenes kind of person not wanting credit for anything... It is because of her that Yahweh Sisters had an amazing first speaking engagement... She worked for months making sure that everything was perfect so I could pray and study for the luncheon!!! We joke that when God first laid the Yahweh Sisters ministries on our hearts we asked Steve my brother to help behind the scenes ect. We have since FIRED him and HIRED Jenni....lol... Love you Steve... He does check my blog on occasion...lol  

My beautiful daughter who will be sixteen this March... Pray for me please.....lol    She is amazing and turning into the most amazing young lady.....

This is Gracie my middle daughter; who is my dream catcher and my spiritual child........ She and Sean just got back from a church retreat where she said she realized how much she was not living her life for God.... Praise God....

My sweet youngest child is in the multi-colored sweater; she is truly the giver of the family... Such a beautiful heart.. the two little ones are my brother and Jenni's... PRECIOUS... they drove up from Florida and stayed the week of Thanksgiving with us... so much to be thankful for.....

Please keep Amy and I in your prayers; we are leaving Tuesday morning for a 10 day trip to ISRAEL!!!! Please check the blog frequently... we will be blogging live from Israel... It is an exciting but stressful time.. Leaving our families behind is so hard...It is an opportunity of a lifetime to study under a believing Jewish Pastor who is leading the trip and bringing the bible alive in 3D to us... Jennifer helped make this possible... What a gift from the Father and thank you Jenn for helping make this possible for Amy and I.. We love you so much and our hearts ache because one of the Yahweh Sisters will not be there.. We are not complete without you.......

Blessings,

Robbie

My Jesus by Todd Agnew with lyrics

Turn off our blog music first...this requires your total attention... I just sat and cried my eyes out.... Praise His precious name that He doesn't give up on us...
Blessings,
Robbie

Growing in Christ

Lately I have been in the "cleaning mood". Truthfully I did not know that term existed. Between getting ready for my Israel trip and Christmas, I feel a great need to clean and get rid of "stuff". How can one family have so much stuff- most of it is useless junk.  Like for example- candles with not even enough candle to burn for 30 minutes. Or sunscreen that has one spray left. I don't know why, but I save everything. Not anymore- I'm on a mission. If you let God work through everything you do, you can learn a lesson, or have a revelation. Since I save everything, I was looking through some of the kids old papers. I smiled as I saw them grow from page to page. Each year they write better, use more adjectives, and just grow intellectually. Then I came to a journal given to me by a special friend. I turned to today's date, I must have started a year ago today. For the next several pages I read full pages of writing. Each month had less and less writing, but as I read I realized that less was more. Instead of moaning and groaning to Christ, I simply wrote- guide me today. Let others see you living in me through my words and actions. Wow- we are like a child growing. The more we study and meditate on God's word, the more we learn and grow. So right now I am burning those final  minutes of my candles before I throw them out, but I just want to thank God for teaching me and showing me the way. All we have to do is ask. Seek and you will find. Ask and it will be given to you. And usually not right away, but when we need it. Prayers I that have been praying for years are being answered. And it sure means more now that it would have then. Be patient while God works in your life. But also observe how you are growing. Are you becoming more bold in your faith? Is your tolerance to sin becoming shorter?- I pray that is so. I am tired of being silent when I know something is wrong. I am now starting to speak out. Be strong in your faith and keep growing in Christ.
Become someone that God can use and will use for his kingdom.
Love in Christ:
Amy

Random pics that my daughter Gracie took.....for her mommy's blog...

This is one of the loves of my life!!!!!! Who could resist that precious face..............................................

Some of the trees around our house......

This is our street that we live on... My house is up on the Right.......The colors are just breath taking this time of year.. Makes me so thankful that I live in the Carolina"s.............................I love the changing of the Seasons...Fall being my favorite...It quites my soul....

Gracie is so creative...She wants to grow up and be a dream catcher.... I love that she thinks of my blog and wants to take pictures for it. One night I found her on the computer reading my blog..........................What a gift my girls are...Just so thankful today....

Praying for each women reading this blog to find a quiet place,  a sanctuary of stillness to sit alone and spend time with God.....just to thank him.... He who has given us so much........

Blessings,

Robbie

Alien.......................

As school marches on for me (seminary)  I am amazed at how little I know of Christ.....
When you study the spiritual giants of the bible they all had one thing in common....
They lived as an alien in this world....
What is an alien?  It means:   TEMPORARY residence in a country which is foreign to you. An alien is a misfit, someone that no matter how hard they try they just can't quite fit in. A foreigner....You may blend in but you will never fit it...
This is what every one of the spiritual giants of the bible shared with a passion. They cared nothing for the spectacular, the earthly, the things of this world, success, ambition or worldly fame. They prayed not for things, not for the physical blessings, not to be used, not for anything of SELF....but only for a deeper understanding of the glory and greatest of the LORD...
Satan is stepping it up a notch...He knows his time is drawing near.... He is displaying more and more power and hell is unleashing its fury on this generation. The enemies strongholds are stronger and more powerful than in any other past generations. We are allowing Satan to hold us in bondage....even after the work on the cross......
 Satan is showing himself to the world in these latter days. He is even becoming better known and less feared....but more importantly he is becoming more and more accepted.....
It is not enough to know God...even the demons know God is real and that he exists. We have to seek God with all our hearts and all our minds.... We need a new revelation of who God is to survive in these latter days. Even the spiritually elect will be deceived. Being busy in this world with worldly things is exactly Satan's plan........... to pre-occupy our time so there is no time to sit down and spend time in God's word... You will  get to know him only by sitting at his table, hearing his voice, and waiting...waiting on His divine wisdom...to come knocking at your door. We have the greatest mentors in the bible to give us the examples to live by.. Paul was committed... I challenge you to ask yourself today...."HOW COMMITTED ARE YOU?" Only the Holy Spirit knows the deep and hidden secrets of God......and Paul prayed constantly for the grace to understand.....Are you praying for the grace and wisdom to understand?
      Sometimes this life can be one big disappointment...so don't get attached. People will disappoint you but God's word will always strengthen you and provide for you.. never disappointing you........God's word is nourishing..it is food that will sustain you forever... It is God's deposit in you (when He places His righteousness in you); that makes you an alien to this world...THE HOLY SPIRIT.....
People will tell you that they love you like family....and then in the next scene they will bale on you...Their capacity is not deep enough to meet YOUR needs....
We as women valve FRIENDSHIPS.... Women are naturally drawn to other women... A girl's real heartache is over the lost of a best friend more so than even the lost of a boyfriend...and when we loose that friendship that we are so dependent upon.. we grieve like it was a death in the family....... not just over the friendship itself but for the trust that was given and the acceptance that was shared. But when betrayal steps in the pain is deep causing us to react to our emotions and our feelings.. Allowing sin to take root.... causing us to re-act like we never knew God in the first place.....this is called listening to our FEELINGS... Don't trust your feelings.. They can and will create ciaos and instability...your feelings will tell you that this isn't fair what is happening to you........... your feelings will tell you that you are hurting...hurting to much....then you risk something to try and fix it because you are hurting so you react in pain, and in fear, disappointment.....all because you put your trust in a person....your torn apart heart can even lead you astray.... it is normal for your torn heart to want to PROTECT yourself....to cover up your pain with a dressing instead of allowing God to heal it..Trust in God.....not in your circumstances....or in your surrounding
    Listen to me girls.......Soooooo many women today are looking for that meaningful relationship.....You are not going to find it....You CANNOT DEPEND ON PEOPLE...... and guess what...people CANNOT DEPEND ON YOU...... You can't carry them and they can't carry you......You can't control them.... and once we accept this and put our TRUST in the one who will NEVER FAIL US.....
     God alone is the answer... The words of friends will bring no PEACE.... no COMFORT.... there is only one place that PEACE AND COMFORT can come from..... and that is Jesus...
Romans 8:6;   the mind controlled by the spirit is PEACE............give it over...to the spirit... all of your cares and all of your worries...place them at the foot of the cross... and watch... watch the spirit of God to begin to minister....to you... By faith take every thought captive unto the obedience of Christ........
When God himself steps in he will bring with him.......MERCY, GRACE, PROTECTION, DELIVERANCE, STRENGTH...................things that you never knew existed. (my middle daughter Gracie took the picture below, she loves to look up in the sky and she tells me at different times she sees God there.....)

I want you to think back to a time when God's word came alive to you...where He spoke to you personally ......and TRUST HIM.....trust God's word above everyone and everything else......Nothing else will do...
Blessings,
Robbie