The New Amo’s Medical Centre

**FRIDAY’S FALL BACK**

With the surge of pornagraphic and sexual content plus the various lusts overtaking the world today, I have found that it’s getting even harder to stay in Christ especially if you are a young person. I went into the archives and pulled this one as my remedy for the problem. My heart yearns for young people across the nations to know Jesus and make Him their Lord and Saviour completely – RADICALLY!  Hope you enjoy your visit to my medical centre today.

I read a blog recently about a young girl who came from a good christian home, went to college and got involved with a “player type guy”.  This guy declares that any girl who hooks up with him has to engage in certain explicit sexual activities. It was also confirmed that this particular young lady (as the guy had said) surely granted him those “special favours”.  [What a pity]  It was truly heart-aching to read.  The person who wrote it titled the document “Christian-Girl-Gone-Bad”.   

I honestly believe that if young people (especially christian ones) truly gain an identity of who they are in Jesus, certain things they will abstain from and even if they do fall into them, they will ask forgiveness, turn away and bounce back stronger than they were previously.  I am certain of this because Proverbs 24:16 says: “ A righteous person may fall seven times, but he gets up again…”  [The bible never lies baby].

I have therefore acted on God’s behalf to try to remedy the situation.  After consultation with the infected child (hypothetically), and analyzing the documents presented, Doctor Amo says:

Illness: Christian-Girl-Gone-Bad (CGGB)

Signs: Lack of interest in church activities, irregular to non-church attendance, ill-placed lust, the excuse factors, loss of christian appetite, dusty bibles, cobwebbed godly relationships.

Diagnosis: Boring church services, incomprehension of kingdom life, religious nut-cases, social pressure, hypocrisy, rigid church rules and regulations, lack of identity, media and culture influenza.

Prognosis: Unfulfilled lives, purposelessness, despair, brokenness, sadness, guilt, hurt, sometimes success without happiness, fornication, spiritual adultery.

 

Prevention Prescription:
Intimacy: Hourly love-making and passion with Jesus.

Healthy Eating: Daily feasting from the buffet table of the Bible.

Radicality: Be real and true to yourself and your gifts at all cost – Authenticity is massively important.

Work: Don’t be busy, be active. Look for opportunities to help serve and honour others. This is key to preventing the gangrene of selfishness, the parasite of pride and the growth of idleness.

Anointing: Daily dose of the anointing before, during or at nights.

 

WARNING:Take anointing ONLY as directed. Overdose might cause heavenly experiences and fun-filled earthly lives.

Pass the word around the next time you see a full blown CGGB or a potential CGGB in the making.  We can make special arrangements to have them transported here to the centre for rehabilitation.  Simply leave us the information and we will do the rest.

Thanks for making it Doctor Amo’s Medical Centre.

 

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Pop, pop, crackle

Life with and in Jesus is awesome!

I love being in relationship with Him! A mean, I really do (except for when I want an answer from Him for a specific thing and He refuses to answer for reasons known only to Him).  Otherwise, having an intimate, personal relationship with Jesus ROCKS! Totally!

Who wouldn’t want to be in love and involved with a loving Know-it-all?  A mean, a true know it all?  Not an arrogant, puffed up, self-proclaimed narcissistic know-it-all, but a Divine Being who truly knows it all?

Take for example on Friday of last week, a typical day, I went to use my microwave to heat up some lunch for myself and my son, when the Lord said softly to me “FIRE”.  I went “Fire?  hmmm”.  So instead of walking away like usual I stood there wondering if the fire was gonna come from the microwave since He said it as I closed the door and turned it on. About half way through the heating process I heard ‘pop, pop, pop, crackle, crackle, ssttt, ssstttt and poof’. Immediately a fire ensued. Whoa! The plug began to burn and the kitchen began to fill up with fumes.  I nervously grabbed it and unplugged it from the socket. It would not budge because it began to melt.  I ran to the other socket and yanked it with all my might and then it finally popped out.  Good Gracious! It was quite a scary event.  I was glad my son did not come running in there because I would not want him to see what was happening.

When everything became calm and under control I smiled and said “Thank You Lord!”.  Imagine if He didn’t tell me before it happened?  I would’ve just put the food in, walk away and maybe by the time I realised what was happening, it would be a tragedy of some sort. Whew!  Yay God!

Friend, Jesus loves you and just wants to be close to you. He wants to direct your life so you can live to the fullest. I want to encourage you to get deeper with Him if you are already in relationship with Him.  Having a dynamite relationship with the Lord of the world, is worth all the pain and sacrifice it takes to maintain it.  If you don’t know Him, I’d invite you to get to know Him.  Believe me it’s the best decision you can make in your entire lifetime. His love will give you purpose and present you with a life actually worth living.

A Moment of Silence…

Can we have a moment of silence please.

My sins are dead.  

They were crucified to a cross.

SSSHHHHH____________________________________________________________________ Shhhhh

Now please stand and give a tumultuous round of applause for the Man who did it all for you and me – Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Because of Him, You and I are free!

No one else would go (they were not worthy enough anyway) so He volunteered His perfect self to imperfection and now because of His loving sacrifice, we will live forever.

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Thank You Jesus!

 

 

 

House Cleaning

HOUSE CLEANING FOR MAY Today I threw out worrying, it was getting old and in the way. It kept me from being me; I couldn’t do things God’s way.  I threw out a book on MY PAST (I stopped making time to read it anyway). So I replaced it with NEW GOALS. I started reading it today. I think I like it too, oh yes I do. I threw out hate and bad memories, (Remember how I treasured them so? Not any more my friend, no way they had to go.) I got me a NEW PHILOSOPHY too, threw out the one from long ago. It was worthless and unfulfilling, posing as an awful show. I brought in some new books called I CAN, I WILL, and I MUST. Love these new books. They make me feel empowered and gives me emphasized thrust! I threw out I might, I think and I ought. Wow, you should see how worn they were because of how much they were read, applied and taught. During my in depth house cleaning, I ran across an Old Friend, I hadn’t talked to in a while.   His name is Jesus, and I really like His style.  He warms my heart with His welcoming gigantic smile. He helped me to do some cleaning and added some things Himself. He beautified my house so much, oh boy you should see my shelf. He added packages of PRAYER, HOPE, FAITH and LOVE, I placed them right on the shelf all nice, comfy and snug. I picked up this special thing and placed it at the front door. - it’s called PEACE.  Nothing gets me down any more.   Yes, I’ve got my house looking lovely and grande. Looks good around the place. For things like Worry and Trouble there just isn’t any more space.     It’s good to do a little house cleaning,  Get rid of the old things on the shelf, it makes things brighter and lovelier; maybe you should try it yourself.     borrowed and modified from an email received.  Please indicate if the author is known so credit can be duly assigned.

I Thought…

I thought this thing between us was about how much I say I love you,
But its not,
I thought it was about how much I could do for you,
But its not.

I thought the idea of being in your family was what truly mattered,
But its not.
I thought saying the right things at the right time was the perfect way,
But its not.

I thought doing what others did for you was the way to go,
But its not.
I thought if I dressed the way they did it would impressed you,
But it did not.

I thought being the hallmark of success was what it would take,
But it’s not.
I thought having a great recognizable name with lots of letters behind it would surely be it,
But it’s not.

I thought for sure being adored by men was the obvious route,
But it’s not.
I thought establishing who I am supposed to be because everyone says so was a definite,
But it’s not

I’m tired. I’m exhausted. I’m weary! I’m weak!

I’m all played out,
I’m all thought out,
I’m all worn out,
I’m all grayed out,

I scream…
No, I holler from the depths of my aching soul…
((((((((( “Lord! I’M ALL OUT…OUT OF IDEAS ,)))))))
((((((((( WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? ))))))))))
((((((((( HOW DO I MAKE YOU LOVE ME?”)))))))))))

That’s when you answered simply, softly and sweetly below my shrieking screams:
“Just be yourself, I love you just the way you are,
My love for you is not dependent on you but in who I AM”

Ahh, I finally understand Lord,
It’s not that You haven’t been loving me,
Its just that I was so busy trying to impress You, by not being me, that I forgot how to receive Your pure love.

I am now at peace, ha, serenity at last; for I have found Someone who loves me just for me – eternally.

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Written by: Amorelle Lewinson. Copyright 2013.

That feeling…

Have you ever had “a feeling”…

A feeling like something good/bad was going to happen?

I woke up with that feeling today.  It was the “something good is going to happen” feeling and I believe somehow, somewhere and at some point soon, this “something good is going to happen” feeling will manifest a real super thing.  So my friend, you know what  I decided?  I will feed it with the word of God, lift my faith and embrace the day.

You have the power to make your day work for you instead of you working for and through the day.  Dictate and declare your day.  Give your day an instruction and make it work for you.  When you wake up in the morning, between your yawning, teeth brushing and coffee, consciously speak to your day. Theme it if needs be:

“Today will be a day of specific ideas and wisdom. Today will be great and I will be happy in it”.

‘Today is a day of favour for me. Today I will get a great parking spot when the lots are full because this day is a day when God’s favour will be evident on me”.

“Today my boss will not tick me off.  Today is a day of peace.  I will have peace no matter what”

“Today my overwhelming school work will not overwhelm me at all.  Today is a day of intense and immense strength and ability for me.  I will complete assignments in a timely and focused manner”

“Today my child/children/siblings will not cause me to tear out my hair.  Today is a day of laughter for me.  I will embrace the day with a sense of humour and have joy despite what may come my way”.

Today my spouse will not drive me insane.  I will appreciate myself even if he/she doesn’t.  I will take a few minutes to love on me even if no one else does.

It doesn’t matter how simple it is – declare the word of God over your day and make it work for you. Do it constantly, daily, hourly and believe it when you speak it! You say, “Amo, what if I do and it goes awry?  What if it goes totally opposite to my declarations”.  So what?  It’s better to believe the word than not!  Being confident in the God you serve and in the ability to form and frame your world with your words works better over all for you than being negative and harbouring evil foreboding. 

Look at this: When God spoke the world into being he said “Let there be!”  the word let indicates that something was opposing the formation of the world and His words, so he had to tell the opposition to release its hold so the worlds could be framed.  Therefore you may always have something opposing and fighting against your word but don’t give up.  Persistence of the righteous in speaking the word and conversing with God (prayer) avails much.  You plant seeds in the atmosphere and it must accomplish what it was sent to do – if not now, then later.  IT HAS TO!  God’s word cannot return to Him void.  That is a guarantee.

So go ahead. Speak to your world.  When the feeling of “something good” comes, welcome it – feed it and establish expectation of what’s to come.  When the feeling of “something bad is going to happen”  speak the goodness of the word to combat it.  Even if it does happen (which it very well may not), the word of God with your faith will cushion any blow that it would’ve caused.  Seriously, Its a win win situation.  Trust me – you’ll never lose in this one… keep at it and it will germinate good seeds for you.  Speak up – Speak up!

 

SNIFFLES…

sniffles…

sniffles…

I sat just now and my heart began to overflow with complete joy and ecstasy over the eternal love of my life.  As tears flowed from deep within the recesses of my inner most being and personality, these words flowed effortlessly from my spirit and I wrote this to Him:

To give You my heart is all I live for,

To give You my soul is all I want to do,

To tell you thanks for being unlike what I thought I wanted,

But rather You turned out to be all I needed and more.

All I am, I am giving you,

I’m holding nothing back,

Everything I am, I willingly give to You Jesus,

For because of You I am what I am.

I love you.

written by Amorelle Lewinson.  copyright 2013

The Edge…

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I was watching one of my son’s favourite cartoons “Bubble Guppies” on Nickleodeon and in one of the episodes Molly, one of the main characters saved a scared little baby calf from falling over the edge of a high cliff where he would’ve surely plummeted to his death.

I smiled for a while and then (knowing me) suddenly began to cry.  [I wonder if I am spiritually bipolar at times...smile]

I began to cry because I thought of the many times, my fears caused me to almost fall over “edges” or be blocked by “hedges”.  So many times I get so confused by challenges, difficulties, the unknown or even simple everyday tasks that mount up on me and I feel like I am going to loose it – you know, just fall over the edge; throw in the towel, but God!  Many times the caution signs are right before me but I just couldn’t see because my eyes were blinded.

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I think of the times I have undergone depression and I would’ve fallen over the edge – But God!  I think of the many times I had little or nothing to eat and would’ve gone to bed hungry – But God!  I think of the times I’ve had a lot and would’ve forgotten Him – But God! I think of the times I’ve had to go up against the enemy and would’ve fallen to sure defeat – But God!   I think of  how many times my family could’ve been broken a part with all the many challenges out there to keep a marriage and family severed – but God!

It all flashed before my eyes… just like that.  In  that moment I had a new found appreciation for the words SAVIOUR and SALVATION!  Jesus saved me from the edge.  The edge of everything that could’ve  caused my death and destruction.  The edge of hate and unforgiveness. The edge of bitterness and guilt. The edge of  shame and sin.  The edge of  jealousy and fear. His love reached down and lassoed me like a cow boy capturing a wayward cow. It was amazing to recount!

Jesus saved me from “the edge” and He can save you too.  He will catch you just as you are about to fall over then sit with you there so both of you can admire the beautiful scenery of the wonders surrounding the cliff instead of falling over it. Will you allow Him?

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Take the time to…

Today my three year old son’s energy level and appetite was getting to me.  I began to complain and murmur in my heart “LORD HAVE MERCY, He eats very 15 minutes what I eat in 2 hours, he’s always messing up the place (I obsess about things being in order and being tidy), He doesn’t listen to instructions unless they are told to him fifty eleventeen times, I can’t get a moment’s rest without hearing “mommy, mommy, mommy…”.  I am so tired and weary. I really just need a break….GOD!!!!”  [murmur, murmur, murmur...complain, complain, complain].

Then suddenly the thought hit me… “wait – he can eat,  he can talk, he sings, (alot) he walks, he hears, he prays, he praises, he is healthy, he’s playful, he’s learning, he’s growing…” Oh my goodness!  How ungrateful, I must seem to God.  I felt terrible.  I immediately began to reflect on God’s goodness and I got to thinking about the many ways, God has blessed me.  Yes, at times I am fully overwhelmed with the many responsibilities of a Stay at home mom, wife, counselor and the leader of a growing ministry which all comes with endless responsibilities – but I am totally blessed. There are so many things I want that I don’t have and trying to think about that would surely depress me.  On the other side, I am not in any great need of anything.  What a blessing!

After yapping about my current responsibilities and future ones, my spirit rose up within me coupled with the word of God which tells me “to be thankful at all times”, and I decided I would not think on my wants or annoyance but to think otherwise on what I do have.  Then I realise that I am so B.A.D. No, no, no… Super B.A.D (see previous posts).

I was surely surprised to see how much my life is blessed. I lifted my hands in worship to God and with teary eyes, gratitude in my heart, I  began to tell him thanks.  In that moment I said “God I am sorry for the times I quarrel and complain.  I am severely and most assuredly highly favoured, blessed and delivered.  Thank You Jesus…Thank You Jesus…Thank You Lord!”.

My dear reader, despite the many issues you might have going on in and around you, take the time out to today, if even for five minutes and reflect on the Lord’s goodness.  Trust me, it will surprise you how blessed you are and the worst thing is you probably never realised….

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The Sign [Part 2]

So I am still on the issue of Signs my dear readers.
I believe you can be in a room full of people who all saw the same thing yet it was a sign meant for just you. I also believe a simple situation can occur that proves something paramount – a sign of something significant that points you to an answer you are seeking from God.

This is what happened to another young man who was asking God about the person he intended to marry. His family was against marrying that particular young lady but he was in love with her and  he absolutely believed he was making a wise choice.  Albeit, he wanted to be sure, so he pursued God in prayer for an answer. He told me he asked God for a sign. He wanted his answer in a specific way and after a while, when God wouldn’t give him that particular way, he got desperate and told God to give him any sign He wanted. He told God just to give him peace in his heart, that whichever sign he displayed was from Him – God.

Needless to say, after he proposed to the young lady against most of his family’s wishes, suddenly this other young lady Marie** whom they were  friends for a while, began to desire him in a…not so friendly way. She began to speak in certain tones, use certain languages, sending dubious and ambiguous texts and even went as far as to visit her friend unannounced who my dear reader lives less than half a block away from Paul’s home.  Upon her night arrival to the friend’s home, the friend was not there and guess what my dear reader, when she realised her friend wasn’t home – should I say more?  She straightway proceeded to Paul’s home with her bags and all. Paul promptly told her she cannot stay there but he will accompany her to the bus stop so she can get a bus to go back home.  He relayed to me that after she was informed of such, she began to formulate excuses about how late it was and that she doesn’t know if she’ll get a bus. (The buses on her route operate until late into the wee hours of the morning – this I know for sure). With melancholy looks of despair, she came over hugged him and began to rub her “assets” on him.  She would not release him from her embrace.

He could hardly believe what was happening right before his eyes. He said the good thing was that he had left his front door open  in full view of his neighbours for accountability sake and especially since it was night and she was not his fianceé.  He said he forcefully pulled away and walked towards the door indicating their need to leave. He followed her to the bus stop, put her on a bus and returned home dazed and confused. Right there in his heart, he knew he received his Sign.

He thought to himself, why now? After all the times they were friends why would she be doing this now when he is engaged? she was their friend so why would she be so blatantly bold? What would’ve happened if he didn’t exercise restraint? His relationship with his wife- to- be would’ve been destroyed. He realised it was a total diabolic set up to destroy what he was trying to build – a life with this woman destined to be his wife {at least in his eyes he believed that to be true}. He said he suddenly found peace about his decision to marry the love of his life.  When Paul told me the saga, I thought to myself  “this woman is so pathetic or this was a complete trap, set to damage and destroy Paul’s life”.

You see God told Paul’s fianceè conversationally that he is her husband and he wanted similar sign. When it wouldn’t come, he got radical enough to be open to any manner God chose to speak. Upon doing that his answer came in a most peculiar format.  It spoke to his heart and he had peace to move forward.  Forward he did move!  

A few months later Paul got married to the young lady and now has a great marriage.  It has been so exemplary that many persons have told them how much they want to be like them – young and old people alike.  I am glad he followed what he believed to be his sign or else I wouldn’t have had him today. [blushing smile]  Most of his family have now accepted me and have had regrets they tried to stop us in the beginning.   Thank God He chose to follow his heart and the sign  he believed that confirmed they were meant for each other… because to tell you the truth – we are!  smile.

A Godly Marriage

**Marie – name changed for protection and privacy