The Journey in Every Life

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Table of Contents

Karen and Jesus

A Day of Salvation

A Little After Midnight

A Murderer to a Martyr

A Prophets Reward

A Star By Night

A Thankful Heart

A Tool For Your Glory

Are You A Flesh Mess?

Be Still And Know I Am God!

Bear Witness To The Witness

Behold I AM!

Blessed In The Midst of Distress

Boxes

Brother Bills Crowns

Building Your Canoe

Cast Down The Thought

Conscience

Conviction

Cry Out

Deal with The Task At Hand

Deborah’s Gift From God

Do The Reporters Know?

Dragging The Nets And Passing The Test

Forever Changed

Framed By The Word of God

From the Top of My Head

Get Over It!!!!

Giving Vision To Your Vision

God Does Not Eliminate Your Judas

God Made Me This Way.

God Rescues

God Will Take Your Weakness

Gods Training Ground

Guided By His Hand

Homeless

I Am With You Through It All

I Have Been There

I Trust In God

If You Knew Who Was In Your Presence

Ignorant People

In The Power Of The Spirit

Is There A Peter In Your House?

It’s All Within Your Power

It’s Just Another Battle

It’s Not Their Plan. It’s Mine!

It’s Not Your Battle. It’s Mine

Jimmy’s Song

Joel’s Spoken Word

Keys To The Kingdom

Let God Be God And Smile About IT!

Living Off Yesterdays Word

Looking Back After The Fact

Looking Down From The Throne

Looking For What’s Already There

Looking Upon The Heart

Lots Land Choice

Loving The Unlovable

Mercy After The Mission

Minister To The Roots

Momma Hazels Seeds

Momma Hazels Seeds

Moses Was Chosen

Move In Jesus Name!

Mowing With The Master’s Plan

Mr. Jingles On The Loose

Mr. Thomas

My Three Women Of Faith

No One Comes To The Father Except Through ME!

Not Considering The Cost

Not The Package

Not Understanding The Report

One Button Too Many

Overall in Overalls

People Make It Hard

Peters Confidence Builder

Positive Renewal

Praise Him For The Mercy

Preparing For Battle

Realizing Where You Are In The Bible

Selective Hearing Is A Gift

Shout’N Out The Spiders

Sleeping On The Word

Sling Your Stone

Some Run Some Wait

Some Will Go With You

Sometimes It Takes Letting Go

Sometimes You Must Say Hmmmmm.

Son I Love You

Speedy The Sparrow

Tears of Grace

Tears of Grace

The Angels Desire To Look Into

The Apostles Call

The Appointed Time And Place

The Back Yard Pet

The Best Friends

The Blessing Is In The Yard!!

The Broken Toy

The Call Of Duty

The Calling Of The J’s

The Celebration of Growth

The Coals Are On The Head

The Dead Man’s Luggage

The Death Bed Confession

The Giraffe Tree

The God Cloud

The God Smack

The Heart Of David

The Heart To Serve

The Little Bird Told Me

The Little Johnny Method

The Little Sheep

The Man, The Boy and Jesus

The Momma Bear Hug

The New Commandment

The Old Man In The Woods

The Personality, The Plan, The Man

The Promise Of A Son

The Shepherd

The Sign

The Stain

The Sweat

The Sweet Smell

The Teaching Tool

The Tears of Faith

The Thunder In The Woods

The Times Jesus Walked Alone

The Two Different Sides of Faith

The Whiskey Barrel Witness

The Windows In Your Heart

The Windows In Your Heart

The Woman Who Gave It All

There Is Something About The Written Word

They Hated Me. What Makes You Different?

Till We Meet Again

Timing Is The Key

To Be My Disciple

To Whom Shall We Go?

Twas The Night Before The Mighty Flush.

Two Prophets

Vacation With Jesus

Waiting In His Presence

Wanting Your Cake And Eating it Too.

What A Friend We Have In Jesus

What Donkey Did You Ride In On???

What If You Where Wrong?

When A Dollar IS More Than A Dollar

When God Leans Down His Ear

When God Opens His Hand

When God Zips Your Lip

When It’s A Calling

When Over Thinking Is Your Weakness

When Repeating Is Defeating

When The I Comes Before The U You

When The Sirens Roar

When The Stones Fell

When Your Gift Is Blocked

When Your Salt Has Lost It’s Flavor.

Ye See Not

You Meet Them Where They Are

You Take It Slow

Your Mission Field

The Journey in Every Life

By: Mary J. S. Ammons

The Journey In Every Life

Habakkuk 2: 1-4

I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.

And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plan upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but, at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by faith.

Watch! See! Listen! Wait! Obey In Faith!

I Praise God for the Mercy and Blessings that He has set upon my life.

I Praise God for directing My Journey as we walk and talk together every day being lead by The Holy Spirit.

I Praise God for every person that he has placed in my pathway. For with every person there was a lesson and an opportunity to grow and build our faith together in Christ Jesus.

Every person has a call and a purpose set in place for their life. God made you and formed you exactly how you are.

This book is a living testimony of Gods Glory Working. How God Can Take Your Weakness and use it for His Glory as we CRY OUT seeking His direction.

The poems that the Lord has entrusted me with are Teaching Tools.

The poems have been given to deliver to people for growth ,strength and encouragement in their personal walk with the Lord . Past, Present, Future Events have been given by the direction of the Holy Spirit which have blessed the lives of many people. May you be BLESSED as you read The Journey In Every Life.

Mary Joy Simmons Ammons

Karen and Jesus

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!

Oh, I’ve waited so long to look upon your face,

for you have whispered in my ear for so long.

Oh, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus

I can only bow before your face

weeping tears of laughter, in the presence of this place.

Oh, JESUS ,JESUS , JESUS!

YOU have turned my morning into laughter

With open arms of praise.

Oh! JESUS! JESUS! JESUS!

OH! WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY!

May 16, 2011 Sister Karen Logan, in the presence of our Lord and Savior.

No one could say the name of Jesus quiet like Karen. I can still hear her praising the Lord saying, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus with her arms stretched out barefoot with her eyes closed, head leaned back engulfed in the Holy Spirit swaying in such peace in the presence of the Lord. When I heard of Karen’s home going I didn’t know what to say. But then I was reminded this was her goal, she had finished her journey. Yes, we will morn for missing her because worship without Karen will not be the same.

Karen had such a free spirit with forgiveness, compassion and love. Wow, What a way to be remembered! It sounds like I’m speaking of Jesus the one she worshiped and loved. See when you’re around someone long enough you begin to act like them. And Karen kept in contact with her best friend constantly. And HIS NAME IS JESUS!

I love you and will miss you my sister and friend.

Mary Ammons May 16, 2011

Karen And Jesus

Karen Logan was by far the most, free spirited person I have ever meet.

There are a few people in life that can speak to your heart without saying a word. Karen was the type of friend that it really didn’t take a lot of words to see the sincerity of her heart.

On Sunday mornings we would meet in the hallway at church in passing , she would always embrace me with a huge sway like hug. My last full day with Karen was a true testimony to her loving nature. A few days prior to this a tornado had passed through our surrounding communities. Our local church wanted to get involved in cleaning up sites that were affected by the massive storm. Many people had been without of power for days therefore the church had organized a team to feed the people cooked meals along with can goods to help them out in this time of need. I was ask to help on the food crew along with Karen.

Karen had shown such excitement in serving others. After we had finished the food distribution I had to head back to our hometown. Karen wanted to stay and work with her grandson Kirk Bubba as we all call him, on the cleanup crew to finish out her day. It meant so much to Karen to spend this last half of the day working with Bubba. She had told me earlier that morning that she had allowed him to miss school this day in order to encourage him in the importance of serving others. As we were departing Karen had ask me to use my work gloves and said that she would leave them at the church for me later that day.

Two weeks later on a Monday morning Karen was pressing on my mind and I was feeling as if I should call her. However I was sidetracked with my daily task. At around nine pm that evening I received a call from our pastor’s wife to inform me that Karen had gone home to be with the Lord that afternoon. This was a shock for everyone in our church family. When the Lord calls someone home so suddenly your mind goes back to the many conversation and times that you have shared together. Within an hour of receiving the news of Karen’s passing God gave me the words of this poem through His Holy Spirit, Titled Karen and Jesus. Thank You Jesus, for the peace, comfort, and vision.

Karen and I had spoken one night about the poems which you will read in this book. We also shared the thoughts about how each poem was a special story about a person’s life that God had put into my path. Karen had suggested that night that I really should put the poems together and compile them into a book. After a giggly laugh she said, Maybe one day you will write one about me. Sometimes we do not understand the power of words spoken at a certain moment in time.

A memorial service was held at our church a short time after Karen’s passing. Before the service began a lady from our church family and I went to the back of the church in search for tissue boxes to place on the rows of the church where needed. When we opened a desk drawer there lay my work gloves that Karen had worn on our last work day together.

Wow, what timing! I still have the gloves and every time I put them on to work, I am reminded of one of God’s special servants that He put into my path of life. See the last work day that we all had together was also Karen’s Birthday. And on her last birthday she chose to serve.

Romans 12:10 - 13

Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another, not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in the hope , patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer, distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.

A Day of Salvation

The lady begins her day in the word of Mark 6:10-11.

Where Jesus said,

And he said unto them, In what place so ever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of Judgment than for that city.

She meditates on the words and thinks on what the Lord is trying to say. For, she has read this verse many times and has also applied it in many ways.

So while meditating on the words she then begins her day. Praying in the Spirit as in her living room begins to clean away.

When suddenly a blue tailed lizards decides to run across her floor, as if this was his dwelling in which to stay. The lady gasps her breath and goes to get the garden hoe. For no weapon formed against me will prosper, were the words that she did say.

She then thinks of a strategy in which that she must use. If this lizard decides to show his head, she has a weapon in which she will use.

However the Spirit quickens her with the powerful words to say; for God does not give us a spirit of fear He gives us the words to say.

Luke 10:19 - 20 Behold, I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by an means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you, but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

Praise God! The lady says, as she reads the verse aloud and boldly does say,

That goes for you too, you old lizard, so in the NAME of JESUS GO TODAY!!

So she continues on in faith after praying and receiving words that day.

Knowing this enemy has been defeated with the words we speak and say.

However as the day proceeds in her spirit and body tiredness seemed to manifest and grow. For, something was troubling her spirit, and at that moment, of what, she did not know.

Then the children came in from school with sadness upon their face. Speaking of what they had learned of what happened on that day.

For, it was a day of grief, loss and fear was preached to them in a worldly way, of death and destruction that the devil used in his own way.

A child is a tender vessel and we must use caution to them the words we say. For, it quickly enters their Spirit for they have faith in such a way.

The lady stops them as they begin to speak all the tactics the devil did use. For we must not meditate on the negative, we must be a positive light in which God does work through.

The understanding of what was happening was revealed to the lady the next day. For, it was in the WORD of God in which she was directed in the words to say.

For, God always confirms and will give you direction to, the words of understanding, to teach the sheep so that they will not be confused.

Philippians 1:27-30 ONLY let your conversation be as it BECOMETH the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent , I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind, striving together for the faith of the gospel . And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake, Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

So let the day of events be found as yet a teaching tool ,how the Holy Spirit will give you the Word and with the power of the word, put in action and constantly use.

For, the word of Mark at the beginning of the day was a testimony of witness to a place in which you stay. For when they do not listen and receive the WORD at hand, shake the dust under your feet as a testimony against them. For unto a city many have been sent to be a witness to.

The devil watches and observes the tools in which we use.

However in remembering the past let us give the Glory to God for His Devine protection in which He did use.

For the Shepherd knows all of His sheep and calls them all by name, given directions on that day, which in following, Gives the Glory to God all the same.

The direction came by the still small voice, which told them to change their plans. Not to question this, Just OBEY and you will understand.

So by listening to the HOLY SPIRIT their lives were saved that day. As the adversary tried to wreak havoc and instill in a county fear in such a way.

Yet the devils plans were not successful. For God used it for HIS GLORY in which to stand. A county was turned unto SALVATION as they realized life is not held within their hands.

For many people called out to God in the midst of destruction that day. As the twin towers fell a country in reverence bowed their heads and prayed.

So do not look at this day and engulf fear or in total dismay. For the word of God is predestined to you of Salvation and it is to the Glory of God as we look at the lives that were SAVED, As a humble county CRYS OUT to GOD. JESUS, FORGIVE ME, AND ENTER MY HEART TODAY!

For unto you this day, you are given a choice of remembrance in which to use. Will it be a day of Glory to God or will you be a mouth piece the devil will use?

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. (II Timothy 1:7)

Choose this day to remember HIS MERCY, LOVE and CARE for all who were SAVED and LOVE for the families that were left behind.

It was a day a county was brought back to God by the protection of HIS MIGHTY HAND. Putting on Gods Armor and Boldly taking a Stand!

A DAY OF SALVATION AT THE PROTECTION OF GODS OWN HAND.

September 12, 2012 Mary J.S. Ammons

Proverbs 3:6-7 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy path. Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

A Little After Midnight

A little after midnight rejoicing in heaven was found. For a man of God was entering in to the rest with Jesus was found.

They sit down together and discus all the things that he has been through. However moment was planned and the call of life that God did choose.

How every person was directed and placed into his life. Every song that entered his heart is now a witness in the precious light.

For, every tune had a purpose. Every Song was meant for a heart to rejoice and sing. For, the Holy Ghost gives utterance, at the mysteries of the times and place.

See, now you know what this was for and why you were sent to a certain time and place. It simply was no accident why you were there that day.

You felt the love of the people as you played and so graciously sang. For it was My Spirit working in you that touched all the lives that you look down upon today.

For, though they looked upon you with sorrow for the trials that were placed upon you in the last days. They will remember the words I gave you in your Spirit to say.

For do not be angry at God. OH He loves you in such a way.

This was merely My way of going home, So rejoice with Me this Day!

For a little after midnight, all sorrow was gone with such delight. For I sit down with My Loving Savior in the radiance of Pure Light.

So rejoice with Me this day for the Presence of Jesus is beyond compare! Once again we will all be together with such joy and laughter to share.

For, if you could see what I see now, you will truly understand the mystery of the meaning of home. For, Love Is engulfing the Almighty who sits upon the throne.

Do not concern yourself with the cares of life, for your Savior Jesus for you, has a plan. Take joy in His refuge for just as me you will one day understand.

Rejoice this day! Rejoice! Bring songs of joy into the land for I have finally made it home accompanied by the Master’s Plan.

Brother D. G. went home a little after midnight. November 14, 2012

Mary J. S. Ammons November 14, 2012 Acts 10:40-41

A Murderer to a Martyr

He traveled down that dusty road across the country near and far, a man who did not know the truth. His life was in chains with bitterness and scars.

For in every town that he would go, and every Christian he would see, he persecuted them without a second thought, until one day he was brought to his knees.

It was on a dusty road to Damascus, that he met his master plan.

when a voice came down unto him, that made him understand.

Saul, Saul, Why have you persecuted me? He was blinded in that moment and had to be lead away by the guidance of someone’s hand.

See, it was on that dusty road that he was finally able to understand.

The life that he had lived, the things that he had done, the way that he had viewed life, the tangled web that he had spun.

For when his blinded eyes were opened at the command of the master’s hand, he was finally able to see life and love clearly as a new and changed man.

You may not have recognized him at the beginning of this word, for then his name was Saul. However God had a master plan for his life and changed this new man’s name to Paul.

For God can take the most horrible past and use it for His good.

With God’s mercy, love and kindness Paul used his second chance in this new life, boldly every day. Preaching and teaching others who were like the old Saul, to encourage them to change their ways.

See, he was driven by the love of God, obedient to his master’s hand.

Not wanting to see others perish in a world who did not understand.

For these people remembered the old man and what he use to do. It took them seeing with experience just what God can do.

So no matter what a person’s past may be, keep in mind that God for them has a master plan.

The people in Rome did not heed this word and Paul died at their hands.

Yet, the journey