My First Blog

Well, actually this is not my first blog. I have guest blogged on my husband's blog, Nauvoo Pastor, before and thought it was cool. I've decided to blog because I believe I have a lot to say and it may be of value to others. I hope that is the case. As a wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, grandma, pastor's wife, nurse, friend and many other titles, I can speak to many people from many perspectives. I have been in this life for 47 years now and hopefully that brings with it a bit of wisdom that can be shared.

I accepted Christ as Lord and Savior June 18, 1978 in Galesburg, IL at the First Church of the Open Bible. I had been a church attender my whole life and always thought that if I was a good person and believed in Jesus, I would go to heaven. I was wrong! Satan believes in Jesus and he will definitely NOT be in heaven! The gospel is clearly stated in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4,

"1 Moreover brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand: 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures."

The difference between believing in Christ and salvation is this: one must believe that while Christ hung on that cross, He took all of your sins upon His physical body. This means that your sin was the brutal beating he took, the thorns pushed through his scalp, the sword in the side, the stakes through His feet and hands and everything else they did to Him. When He hung there, He looked down through all eternity and saw you and died for you. One must believe that he physically died, was buried and that on the third day he physically rose from the grave! Your sin was bad enough that you could never atone for it yourself. Only the perfect lamb, one without a spot or blemish, would be sufficient as a sacrifice. Christ was that lamb. In order to be saved, you must believe that you are not enough and you need Christ in your life to bring you back into fellowship with God. Until you recognize that you are a sinner in need of a savior, you are condemned.

I talk about my salvation and share the gospel with others because my relationship with Christ is paramount in my life. Brother Bill Stafford said it very eloquently at the Southern Baptist Convention this past summer in Indianapolis when he said, "I am as a virgin espoused to my beloved... He is my life, my love and my everything."

I chose the title for my blog based upon my nickname, Breezy and the scriptures, 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 which states: "14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. 15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: 16 To the one we are the savour of death unto death: and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? 17 For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ." After salvation, we are His and instead of having the stench of sin, we now have a sweet savour to Him. This says it all to me and will be my prayer for everyone.

While Christ is the center of my life, my discussion will not be this intensive at all times. I have plenty to say about a lot of things. I will probably pepper my posts with scripture, but not so spicy as this one!

I hope you'll bear with me and check in again. May God richly bless you. Grace and peace.