86 Days and Counting

Time surely does fly by when the mind is set on the extraordinary things that are to come.

I am exstatic to say, that in 86 days and counting I will be Mrs. Hannah McConnell; and things are coming along almost perfectly.
As of yet, I am still searching for a job, however, the Lord has been sustaining me. Just when I felt I hit the bottom He was faithful to refresh my joy and almost even more so, my expectation/hope. My future ... my ability to be Mrs. McConnell is not going to rise or fall with my current job situation or any of the impending circumstances that my or have arisen... the only thing that can affect my future in that way... would be My Savior Jesus.
My Father has plans to "prosper (me) and not to harm (me). Plans for a hope and a future."

It occured to me just last night the reasons for my circumstances. It would seem that the trials point towards a "difficult marriage" -- maybe even bad timing for it all. I say rather, that the exact opposite is happening. You see, the test is pinpointed in the exact area that God has called us to. And thus, we will stand up to the test and "pass" with flying colors because our calling is to be together in order to walk in the ultimate calling that God has placed on Justin's life and in effect my own beginning May 15th.

This may not be the best post, it could be broken and hard to read.... you'll have to forgive me; I'm light as a feather and overwhelmed at God's faithfulness to me just now and I had to share it in as little time as possible:)

Thanks for listening.

"Emo" Fashion

Over the past few years I have had much interaction with several kids from different churches and I've watched this "emo" style/and even lifestyle- turn into a trend. This scares me because, we all know, teenagers don't always understand the spiritual implications of taking part in certain trends. While I was a teenager the trends were mini skirts, belly shirts, low cut v's.... etc. Had mom not made a stand against the trend (believe you me, I wouldn't have gone too far, but my dress couldn't even hint of it... would I have fallen into the sexual stuff? no, but I wouldn't opened up a door for Satan to get a foot in had I echoed even the look of one in fellowship with those spirits) I could have fallen into or strengthened not only in myself but my family and even harvest the pornographic, sexual spirit that was hosted by that trend. The generation of that day has today, become a fallen - generation in those specific areas. Those who are my age hasn't fallen into random sin, but the very sin of sexual immorality which I believe is directly represented by the trend that they sported back when.

I see today, the devil is trying to get his foot in using the same avenue just in a different "seemly harmless" style. We know today, that God is looking for His strong children to be able to stand against the whiles of the devil in these hard times. As such, God needs children who are tuned into His truth and not overly tuned into their own emotions in ANY regard even the seemingly "spiritual concerns". While you may see children who dress like it but haven't gone so far as to tune into the emotion of it; I warn you. Trend is not harmless. You wear the clothes and I don't care how strong you are, you are marking yourself as a target for the devil.

I may be called legalistic over this, but I have seen this as true time and time again. Clothes provide for a young person a lot of their identity. Believe you me, they're identifying with being "different" when they wear the "emo" style clothes.

For an example, and I am sure Sarah wouldn't mind me sharing this, when Sarah was young she loved to wear boys clothes... as a result, when she wore them, she would carry herself like..... drum roll please.... a boy! She would even spit... like a boy. Mom saw this, and decided it was not cute, nor okay. Sarah's identity was not to be that of a boy, but of a young woman. Thus, Sarah was put into dresses, into cute GIRL clothes.... what did Sarah suddenly begin to identify with? Being a girl! Sarah was never "transsexual" or any of the like, however, had a mother not had the Holy Spirit bring some revelation, Sarah wouldn't have been able to early on realize who she really was in Christ AND GET HER CONFIDENCE FROM TRUTH, AND NOT FROM A REALITY THAT CAME FROM WEARING A STYLE OF CLOTHES THAT WAS A LIE!

Multitudes of the parents of these kids that I know today who are supporting a spirit (in they way their kids are allowed to dress) that will cripple the ability of the next generation to be strong and secure in who they are in Christ, to be able to reign over and reign in their emotions in order for the truth and only the truth to be their rock, to be able to be a rock in uncertain times... are unaware of the spiritual war that is being waged right now.

How many know that the devil is pinpointing the very area that will be necessary for this next generation to possess in order to be who Christ wants them to be, in order to make a difference in the kingdom and in order to be strong men and women of the Lord. Without the confidence that you find in Christ in these next years, we're goners. In the last days we need to be stronger than ever... and the devil is trying to setup a "trend" that will earmark the young ones later for FAILURE!

Please,. I beg you, don't be so blind as to see it just as a trend... just as clothes when your child wears in ANY ASPECT something that reflects even in the least this "emo" style. It has been fashioned to cripple and nothing less. Even if your child does not reflect emotionally or spiritually the side effects of this trend,... believe you me, they're at the very least setting themselves up as a target for the devil to see as an opportunity. The devil will try to send as much drama their way... and Lord knows at this age, drama is too easily found as it is. Don't allow them.