Mary Ann's Blog: Kingdom Seekers

SPIRITUAL CHECKLIST FOR 2014 By Mary Ann Wray If you’ve gotten a little upset with yourself over the past year about the way some things are or were in your life as I have, at least you are honest and show signs of life and hope inside of you!   Smile. These uncomfortable situations, feelings or circumstances simply point to the fact that you need to experience a change! I believe God uses our discomforts to prod us into action. Once we begin the process, spiritual momentum occurs. Change is not a dirty word. It’s GREAT when we activate the Holy Spirit’s God given GPS (God Positioning Spirit)! After all, we change our clothes, furniture, hairstyles, homes, and jobs if need be. Why not seek God for spiritual change if/ when you feel stuck?  Paul tells us in Corinthians that we are “changed” from glory to glory as we behold His face (2 Corinthians 3: 18). The problem is many times we can‘t see His face because either the enemy, someone or something has cleve...

DEFAULT OR DELETE? HIT THE DELETE BUTTON! By Mary Ann Wray One of the greatest inventions in the tech world is the 'delete' button. You can literally wipe away typos, remove corrupted files and ‘fix’ all types of human errors with the push of a button. Even though we enjoy the convenience and help of this little button, much time, work and design went in to developing it. We also know that before you can delete a corrupted or unwanted file, you have to "highlight" it i.e., identify it from the rest. In the Christian faith we also have a delete button. It is the cross of Jesus Christ. But too many take it for granted, overlook it or don’t even understand what supernatural design went into the Cross of Christ to take away our corruption. Just like in technology, you have to recognize the corrupt file and mistake for what it is. God calls it sin (hamartia-missing the mark). We ALL have missed the mark folks. We were born that way. Yes, we were born spir...

By Mary Ann Wray December 13, 2013 My husband has become quite a gun enthusiast of late and owns a few different types of pistols and rifles. Of course when stored, the bullet chambers are emptied and the weapons are safely locked away! Last year we took a CWL class together and found it to be very interesting and informative. I was a bit intimidated when it came time to fire my six barrel pistol as part of becoming qualified. We had to leave all weapons in our vehicles unloaded, but bring enough   ammunition to fire at least 100 rounds once we left for the shooting range. Prior to the class, Bob bought me a Ruger 38 special at a local gun show. It even has a pink handle! Even though it is compact and ‘chic’ it’s still fires with quite a kickback!    Handling and shooting a weapon properly was a necessary component of the CWL class in order to become certified. Up until that time, I’d never fired a gun of any significance-only a BB gun as a kid. I reali...