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http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1003883330 ]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2015 16:44:18 -0230 https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4568/we-shall-not-be-defeated https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4568  
We shall not be defeated. This is the reason why.
We serve a God, who is all powerful; our mutual friend is standing by.
 He knows all about us. Jesus is his name.
Although we often fail Him, His mercy remains the same.
 
He knows all about our lives, from the beginning to the end.
However, He forgives us daily, removing all of our sins.
 The devil tries to harm us, continually causing us to fall down.
Nevertheless, Jesus is always right there, picking us up off of the ground.
 
The enemy tries to rob us of the peace that our God gives.
Even so, we will trust in the Lord, for in Him, we truly live.
 As we call on our sweet Jesus, and tears began to flow.
He reminds us That He forgave our sins, a long, long time ago.
 
We shall not be defeated, for we keep our eyes upon His face,
We know we are victorious, because of His mercy and grace.
 
Published By: Karen Showell
Edited By: Courtney Showell
7/10/1998  © Copywrite]]> Wed, 20 May 2015 16:26:42 -0230 https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4567/when-you-are-hurting https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4567  
When you are hurting and you
don't know what to do.
 
Just call on matchless Name of Jesus,
for He cares what is happening to you.
 
When friends and family, just cannot understand,
Jesus knows what you are feeling, for He is not like man.
 
He is the great Comforter, He will calm your every fear.
He will always be there, to wipe away your tears.
 
Everything that you are going through,
 Jesus has already been there.
 
He is able to feel your hurt and pain,
and He will answer your prayers.
 
But you must learn to trust Him,
in the good times and in the bad.
 
He will give you unspeakable Joy,
when your heart is feeling sad.
 
Don't wait another minute,
call on Him today.
 
For Jesus Christ alone, 
can make a way out of no way.
 
Written by: Karen Showell
May 10th 2000
©Copyright 
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When you are hurting and you
don't know what to do.
 
Just call on matchless Name of Jesus,
for He cares what is happening to you.
 
When friends and family, just cannot understand,
Jesus knows what you are feeling, for He is not like man.
 
He is the great Comforter, He will calm your every fear.
He will always be there, to wipe away your tears.
 
Everything that you are going through,
 Jesus has already been there.
 
He is able to feel your hurt and pain,
and He will answer your prayers.
 
But you must learn to trust Him,
in the good times and in the bad.
 
He will give you unspeakable Joy,
when your heart is feeling sad.
 
Don't wait another minute,
call on Him today.
 
For Jesus Christ alone, 
can make a way out of no way.
 
Written by: Karen Showell
May 10th 2000
©Copyright 
 ]]> Wed, 20 May 2015 16:23:21 -0230 https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4565/heavens-grocery-store https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4565 As I was walking down life's
highway many years ago
I came upon a sign that read
Heavens Grocery Store.


When I got a little closer
the doors swung open wide
And when I came to myself
I was standing inside.
I saw a host of angels.
They were standing everywhere
One handed me a basket and said
"My child, shop with care."
Everything a human needed
was in that grocery store
And what you could not carry
you could come back for more.
First I got some Patience.
Love was in that same row.
Further down was Understanding,
you need that everywhere you go.
I got a box or two of Wisdom
and Faith a bag or two.
And Charity, of course,
I would need some of that, too.
I couldn't miss the Holy Ghost
It was all over the place.
And then some Strength and Courage
to help me run this race.
My basket was getting full but I remembered I needed Grace,
And then I chose Salvation for
Salvation was for free
I tried to get enough of that to do for you and me.
Then I started to the counter
to pay my grocery bill,
For I thought I had everything
to do the Masters will.
As I went up the aisle I saw
Prayer and put that in,
For I knew when I stepped outside
I would run into sin.
Peace and Joy were plentiful,
the last things on the shelf.
Song and Praise were hanging near
so I just helped myself.
Then I said to the angel
"How much do I owe?"
He smiled and said
"Just take them everywhere you go."
Again I asked "Really now,
how much do I owe?"
"My child" he said,
"Jesus paid your bill a long, long time ago."
]]> Wed, 20 May 2015 15:31:07 -0230 https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4562/he-hung-in-there https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4562  
This is a true story!
I was riding on a bus one day and I had just gotten off of work. I was tired and my feet were hurting really bad. To be honest I just did not feel like being bothered. Suddenly, a little, old black woman came and sat down next to me. She asked me a simple question, “How are you doing?” 
I looked her with a “Don’t bother me” attitude. I knew that I was wrong because my mama had taught me better. My mother had always taught me to have the utmost respect for my elders, and if she had of been sitting next to me that day on the bus, she probably would have smacked me dead in the face for being so disrespectful. I answered the little old lady. “Oh! I'm hanging in there; my feet are killing me!” That little, old, black lady looked at me like she was taken back. 
She said to me, "Little girl, let me tell you one thing. You look like you are having a rough day, but there was a man that lived over 2000 years ago and HE had a ROUGH day! Do you think your feet are hurting?” she said. 
“Try letting someone drive a seven inch nail in your feet and then let me know how your feet are feeling.” She let me know that, His feet really were killing Him. I sat straight up like a bolt of lightning had just hit me. Then she said to me “And another thing young lady, don't you know that Jesus Christ hung in there, so that you and I don't have to hang in there?” 
I felt like someone had just hit me in the head with a sack of nickels, and it was like a light bulb came on in my head. I just put my head down and began to weep. When I looked up, I wanted to apologize to the women so full of wisdom, but when I looked up, she was gone! 
I started pulling on the little lever to try to stop the bus driver, so that I could catch the little women. I ran to the front of the bus and I asked the bus driver had he noticed what stop the little, old, black women had gotten off on. 
I was just hoping that maybe I could meet her there another day to apologize. The bus driver was looking at me like I was crazy! He said “Miss I am sorry, but there has not been any little, old, black women on my bus today. As a matter of fact, you were the only women that rode my bus today!” 
I just stood there in awe. I went back to my seat shaking my head. 
I never forgot that day. To this very day, I believe that God had sent an angel to teach me a BIG lesson on how to treat people. I thought of the Scripture in Hebrews 13:2, from the Living Translation Bible. It says, “Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!” 
Written by Karen Showell copyright © 6/13/1990]]> Wed, 20 May 2015 00:37:02 -0230 https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4561/amazing-love https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4561 There is no one on this earth that I love more than my beautiful Jesus! 
There is no one on this earth more important to me than my Beautiful Jesus. 
This is what I have tried to portray in Christian walk and everything that I do. 
Do I mess up? Yep! every day!
Do I struggle with sin? Yep! every day! 
If you are honest you will admit that you do too.
I just thank God that He does not hold our sins against us. 
I thank Him for His precious Blood.
 
We as Christians, need to stop judging one another and start praying for one another. 
My grand mother used to always tell me, "when you point your finger at someone, accusing them of sin, you got three fingers pointing right back at you." 
Now ain't that the truth?
Jesus is everything to me. He is my best friend and I can trust Him, when I can't trust anyone else. You can too!
I love Him with every fiber of my being and I know that he loves me even more.
He loves you the same way. 
I have been walking with the Lord, for over thirty years and He has never once let me down. He will never let you down either.
The devil wants to make it appear that God is not hearing your prayers, but Trust me, HE IS!
If the devil can keep your mind on worrying about things that we have no control over, then he can get your focus of of Jesus. 
He wants to cause you to lose your faith. 
Would it surprise you to know that worrying is a sin?
Well let me tell you, It is!
What you are saying to God, is that you do not trust Jesus to do what His word says!  Now this may be a little harsh, but what we are saying, when we worry, is that God's word is not true, because if we really believe what God says, then we would know that He is not like man. He does not lie like man. So what we are really saying is he is a liar?
Don't let that shock you, When God first revealed that to me it hit me hard too LOL!
But I learned a lesson from it. 
Don't let the devil trick you with his lies.
The devil is the liar!
Do not let him win.
 
Don't you know that you are a winner?
You because a winner the moment that Jesus got up out of that grave! 
It is because of Jesus that I am not afraid of death. 
Am I ready to go?
No! Not yet, because I still have work to do for Jesus! 
One day I will share with you why I am not afraid of death and what God allowed me to experience about death and heaven.God had to take me almost to the point of death to experience, just a taste of what Heaven is going to be like.
The only thing is it is very frustrating, and hard to explain in human words, what I experienced, and what the Lord allowed me to go through. 
Just know, when I tell you that if you really love Jesus with all of your heart, you do not have to fear death!
The Bible says in, 1st Corinthians 15:55
Jesus took the sting out of death!
O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?"
Jesus took care of ALL of that for us and He will meet us at deaths door!
He loves you so much!
 
He never judges us. 
When we mess up, 
He never holds our sins against us. 
He simply loves us out of our sins. 
God loves all of His children this way. 
 
He loves us all unconditionally.
That is what I love about him the most. 
Our minds will NEVER be able to FATHOM HIS LOVE. 
Because there is NO LOVE like it on this earth!
Trust me, When I tell you that! 
Our beautiful Jesus is awesome. loving, merciful and kind!
I went to Bible school for two years and the only thing that I learned was about how merciful, kind, and loving, Jesus really is.
 
Just know that Jesus has your back!
Who else would give up their life to save a sinner like you and I?
His love is SIMPLY AMAZING!
 
Written by Karen Showell© Copyright
2014
 ]]> Tue, 19 May 2015 22:58:49 -0230 https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4560/dont-worry https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4560  
The Bible shows us in Philippians 4:6. that God clearly commands us not to worry, but still we as Christians do. 
The word of God says, 
“Do not be anxious [do not worry] about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with Thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
God also tells us that we should not worry about physical things, 
such as clothing or food. 
He assures us that He knows our needs and He promises to take care of them. 
God is not a man that He can tell a lie! 
If His word says it, then that's what it means. 
There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it! 
 
In Matthew 6:26, in the New Living Translation Bible clearly states, 
Look at the birds. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren't you far more valuable to him than they are? 
 
He promises that he will take care of the birds and then he asks us a question. 
He asks, Are we more valuable than the birds of the air? 
When you think about it, it is pretty silly huh? 
We know that we are more valuable than any bird. 
If God promises to take care of the bird, than we should know without a shadow of a doubt that he is going to take care of our every need. 
Does this mean that things will not get hard sometimes? 
Of course not. 
It is a part of life. 
We are all going to have our problems. 
The victory is in how we handle the problem. 
We can choose to do one or two things, 
We can sit around and weep and moan, or we can to get up and put on some praise music, and praise God until our miracle comes! 
That is what I am choosing to do! 
What about you? 
Are you with me?! 
 
God wants us to know that He is concerned about our every need. 
It does not matter how big or small the problem is. 
God is concerned because He cares. 
He wants us to come to him with anything and everything, even if the sound silly to us. Worrying is just a part of our human nature. 
So how do we overcome our worries? 
The answer is very simple. 
In 1st Peter 5:7, 
the Bible tells us to cast our cares upon the Lord, because he cares for us. 
 
This means our anxiety too! 
 
God does not want us trying to carry the weight of the world on our shoulders. 
Number one, our shoulders are not big enough. 
We cannot change anything until God changes it anyway. 
So what's the sense and sitting around worrying? 
God promises not only to meet our needs, but to give us the peace that passes all understanding. 
Read Philippians 4:7 
All God asks of us is that when we come before him with our concerns that we will be humble and grateful. 
He loves it when we come to him. 
Think about how much you love your own children or your loved ones. 
If you see that your children or loved ones have a need, you will move mountains to make sure that they have what they need. 
Well, our loving father feels the same way about his children. 
The difference between Him and us is that he really CAN move mountains. 
If we were not Christians, then I think we would have to be concerned. 
But as long as you are a child of God, you do not have to worry or fear. 
 
Worry and fear are the devils two biggest tools that uses against Christians. 
If the devil can get your mind worrying about how you are going to solve a problem, or that problem, then he knows that you will not have time to sit down at the feet of Jesus and talk to Him about what is going on in your life. 
 
The devil loves to keep you afraid. 
He loves to paralyze you with fear! 
That way you won't make a move at all! 
 
It is time that we as Christians take our rightful authority that Jesus has given us, and tell the devil where he can go! 
As a matter of fact the devil is the one that need to be worried about US! 
Especially since God has given us all power! 
So the next time the devil tries to put those thoughts of fear and worry in your mind, you tell him that you are a child of God and that he has no control over your life. 
 
I dare you to start giving Jesus the praise! 
Praise Jesus in advance for what He is going to do. 
I guarantee you that, you won't be disappointed at what He will do! 
 
Written by Karen Showell
© Copyright 2014]]> Tue, 19 May 2015 21:32:21 -0230 https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4559/waiting-on-the-lord https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4559  
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage,
and he shall strengthen thine heart:
wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalms 27:14
 
If we as Christian’s were to be honest with ourselves,
We would admit that waiting on the Lord is one of the hardest things to do.
We must learn to trust God because He knows what is best for our lives.
He sees the whole picture.
Let me give you an example of what of I am talking about.
Let's say that you ask God for a new car.
At that very moment your prayer has been answered.
You want the car right away,
We'll maybe the Lord sees you getting killed in that
car in the next few days, so rather than giving you
the car when you want it, He will wait to give it to
you until he knows that it is safe.
So saints of God let us thank God for his divine
Wisdom. For He alone knows what
is best for our lives.
 
Prayer:
Jesus you are so wonderful!
Please teach us to trust in You when you tell us to wait.
Father, You see the past, the present, and the future.
Help us to always remember that you are in complete control of our lives,
and that you hear our every prayer.
Teach us Dear Lord to wait on you, with patience.
 
Written by Karen Showell
© Copyright
Jan 11th 2001]]> Tue, 19 May 2015 21:12:25 -0230 https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4558/a-question-for-you https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4558  
 A Question for you
 
I am sure that just about everyone has heard the song: 
Bridge Over Troubled Waters. 
 It is one of my favorites. 
It is a all time classic! 
Our lives are filled with goodness, as well as troubles.
Sometimes the winds and the waves of life can overwhelm us. 
 
The song says: 
I'm on your side, when times get rough, and friends just can't be found, like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down." 
I hear Jesus saying that He has laid his life down, not just for me, but for everyone. 
No one took his life, He gave it up voluntarily! 
Thank you Lord! 
He loves us so much that He allowed them to put nails in his hands and His feet. 
He allowed them to mock and beat him. 
He allowed them to spit upon him. 
Jesus is saying that he loves us in spite of our sins. 
He allowed himself to be the sacrificial Lamb. 
The bottom line is that Jesus went to Hell for us, so that we would not have to go. 
For these reasons alone, I will never be ashamed of my Jesus! 
Because of what Jesus has done for me, I will forever be bold in my faith, 
and I don't care who likes it! 
What about you?
Will you be bold in your Faith?
 
© Copyright 2015
 ]]> Tue, 19 May 2015 20:43:46 -0230 https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4557/new-cd-is-released https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4557 "I'm Right Here"
I wrote all of these songs,To God be ALL the glory!
If you are going through the fire, then this is the C.D, for you
This is the physical C,D.
You can also get the MP3's from here too.
Thank you for helping me to spread the Gospel of our Lord and Savor Jesus Christ.
Love you all
Karen Showell
http://www.amazon.com/Im-Right-Here-Karen-Showell/dp/B00WROG88A/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1432074461&sr=1-1&keywords=karen+showell
  ]]> Tue, 19 May 2015 20:27:07 -0230 https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4165/untitled https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/4165 "I Can't Do This Own My Own".
God wants to Help you. Check out my New Album "I Can't Do This Own My Own". https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-cant-do-this-on-my-own/id925196259 We cannot work our problems out on our own, but God has a better way. A Easier Way. Find out just what that is.
I pray that This will be a blessing to your soul, mind, and spirit. God Bless you and Thank you for Listening.
Karen Showell P.S. You can find all of my music on iTunes, Amazon.com, Google Play store God Bless you and Thank you for Listening.
Karen Showell ]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:51:33 -0230 https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/3761/nothing-intimidates-jesus https://indiegospel.net/karen-showell/blog/3761
No matter what difficult situation you may be facing today, Jesus can turn it around! You may be having money problems,The doctors may have told you there's no hope. Your bank account may be empty and the creditors knocking on the door. There may be trouble in your family or on your job. 

The devil wants to make it look like God is not going to answer your prayer. One of your loved ones may be in prison. You may feel that your problems are stacked so high that they are falling on top of you. You may have an addiction and it seems like you will never overcome it. Well!, 

Have I got news for you. 
While you are trying to figure out your problems, 
Jesus has already worked them out! 

Don't let the devil fool you! 
He has never devised a problem that faith in Jesus cannot fix! 
Nothing intimidates Jesus! 

NOTHING! 
Hear me loud and clear! 
It's just as easy for Jesus to heal a cancer as it is for Him to heal a headache. It is as easy for Him to buy you a new home as it is for Him to pay your rent. 
I dare you to believe God’s word! 

But you can't do it by dragging around in an attitude of defeat. 
If you want to walk in constant victory, you must develop a spirit of faith and persevere when the devil is putting pressure on you. 
Faith believes God's word just because God said it- whether natural circumstances seem to agree or not. 

That means if you want to maintain a spirit of faith in the area of healing, you must start by getting your Bible and finding out what God has said about healing. 

Then you must choose to receive that word as the truth. 
Then say it! Say, "The word says healing belongs to me and I believe it!" keep putting the word in your heart day after day until faith rises up within you and your body begins to line up with that word. 

People with the spirit of faith always receive the blessings of God. They may go through testing and trials, but they come out victorious every time.
I like those odds, don't you? I like to beat the devil every time.
And glory to God, we can do it if we'll walk continually in the spirit of faith. 
Keep faith stirred up. Get your expectancy up and out there ahead of where you are now. 

Dare to believe God. 
BECAUSE NOTHING INTIMIDATES JESUS!!! 

Written by Karen Showell
 © Copyright
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What is Agape Love? 
How does this kind of love express itself? 

The Apostle Paul gives us an excellent description in 
1 Corinthians 13:13 

Love is very patient and kind, never jealous or envious, never boastful or proud, never haughty or selfish or rude. Love does not demand its own way. It is not irritable or touchy. It does not hold grudges and will hardly even notice when others do it wrong. 

It is never glad about injustice, but rejoices whenever truth wins out. If you love someone you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost. You will always believe in him, always expect the best of him, and always stand your ground in defending him. 

All the special gifts and powers from God will someday come to an end, but love goes on forever... 

There are three things that remain -- faith, hope, and love -- and the greatest of these is love. 

God Loves us Unconditionally!

God loves with Agape, This love is described in 1 Corinthians 13. 

He loves you and I so much that He sent His Son to die on the cross for us, that we might have everlasting life. His love is not based on performance. Christ loves you and I so much that while we were yet a sinner, He died for us. 

God's love for you and I is unconditional and undeserved. He loves us in spite of our disobedience, our weaknesses, our sins and our selfishness. He loves you and I, enough to provide a way to an abundant, eternal life. He loved us enough to make the way to Heaven easy. From the Cross Christ cried out, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they are doing." If God loved those who are sinners that much, can you imagine how much He loves us? 

The love that God has for you and I is far beyond our human comprehension. Jesus prayed, "My prayer for all of them (the disciples and believers of all ages) is that they will be of one heart and mind, just as you and I are, Father...I in them and you in me, all being perfected into one -- so that the world will know you sent me and will understand that you love them as much as you love me." 

Think of it! God loves us as much as He loves His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus. What a staggering, overwhelming truth to comprehend! We need to have no fear of someone who loves us perfectly. You and I need never be reluctant to trust God with our entire life for He truly loves us. And the almost unbelievable part of it is that He loves us even when we are disobedient. 


Nothing Can Separate you from the Love of Christ Jesus. 

The Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 8:35-39 
(The Living Bible) 

Who then can ever keep Christ's love from us? When we have trouble or calamity, when we are hunted down or destroyed, is it because He doesn't love us anymore? And if we are hungry, or penniless, or in danger, or threatened with death, has God deserted us? No, for the Scriptures tell us that for his sake we must be ready to face death at every moment of the day -- we are like sheep awaiting slaughter; but despite all this overwhelming victory is ours though Christ who loved us enough to die for us. 

For I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can't, and life can't. The angels won't, and all the powers of hell itself cannot keep Gods' love away. Our fears for today, or worries about tomorrow or where we are -- high above the sky, or in the deepest ocean -- nothing will ever be able to separate us from the love of God demonstrated by our Lord Jesus Christ when He died for us. 


Such love is beyond our ability to grasp with our minds, but it is not beyond our ability to experience with our hearts. 

With that being said: 
The least we can do is give him a chance. 
I guarantee you will never regret that choice. 
I dare you to try my Jesus! 

Always Remember that: YOU ARE LOVED! 

Written by Karen Showell
 © Copyright
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