Joyfully Faithful

Apples of Gold Zvi Kalisher’s life-changing spiritual conversations                                                   https://www.foi.org/zvikalisher/                                             HOW CAN GOD HAVE A BIRTHDAY?   In the days preceding Christmas, many in Israel ask believers, “How can God have a birthday?” They ask me, “Why do you want the Jews as partners in your fantasy to dance around the golden calf with Christians?”  I recently answered a group of such people, “If you have any more questions, ask, and I will answer—but the answer may surprise you.”  They fired off many questions: “Why are you so happy at this time of year?” “Why do you make such a big celebration on Christmas?” “Was not Jesus only a human?” “Why have you cre...

  About Sarai Early Life Sarai grew up in a Christian home with loving parents that devoted their life to planting the Truth in their kids from a young age. Everyday Sarai’s parents would take time to the read the Bible and pray personally with her. At age four Sarai accepted the Lord as her personal savior. Through her early years Sarai loved to read her Bible and just wonder at God’s goodness. Her love for the Lord grew so much that she then decided to devote her life to a ministry for God. Road to Sarai’s Ministries Growing up it was always Sarai’s dream to be a Vlogger and a Blogger, but never would she have thought she could make it a reality. As a kid She enjoyed being around video cameras and loved writting about life's challenging questions. As she got older, she felt more compelled that this was what God had in-store for her. Through lots of prayer, hard work, new experiences, and through seeking council from the elder, Sarai came to a conclusion in May of 2021 that this w...

                                            What is the sure way to know that I am truly saved?        If you read in 2 Corinthians 13:5 it says to " Examine ourselves whether Jesus Christ be in you". From this passage we see that we should examine ourselves to see if we were just enlightened, just said we were saved but are not, or if we are really are saved.      How do you really know if you are saved? Well if you have these things in your life  you are on the right path and are wanting to run after God like a Christian is supposed to.       #1 Do you enjoy fellowship with other believers? I know I really enjoy being around fellow believers. You can just feel their Spirit the moment you walk in the room. Even if they are complete strangers you feel as if you have know them their whole life. If you don't have a want ...

                                             I am a huge bookworm! I love and can read books over night. Christian books have played a big part in my teen years, it helped in my ups and downs, and has helped me learn more about God.  Which points me towards  the best book ever...the Bible. Today I am going to name off 10 of my favorite books. I will give a summary about them, explain how they helped me, and how they might just be worth your investment.         My Thought on Different Books      Now I am not much for romance novels. They just put too dreamy of thoughts in my mind, and I think why read it if it won't help me or make me grow in anything anyways.  But that's just my opinion everyone is different. I also choose not to read books on wizards and witches from the passages in the Bible from Exodus 22:18, Levitic...

     For the past month we have been looking into if there are different types of men. You are probably wondering if there are different types of men does that mean there are different types of women? Well there is...sorta.     God made two different blueprints of the human race. Male and female. They both have their differences. Their insides are just as different as their outsides. God created men and women different and he expects us to perform different in the way we function in life and in marriage.      When God saw how lonesome Adam was he said "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make a help meet for him" Genesis 2:18. All of us women know we have a need for guys and they need us. Without each other we are lonesome. Adam came to understand the need he felt for a helpmeet. He caused Adam to go into a deep sleep, then God woke him up to his new bride. Genesis 2:23 Says " And Adam said, this is now bone of my bones, and flesh...

       For the past couple of weeks we have been learning about the different types of men made in the Godhead. Feel free to check those blogs out. First we learned about how to spot a visionary man, then a steady man, and now we are learning about the last type of man. The kingly type man made in the image of God The Father.       We see that a kingly type man is like God The Father in his dominance, And how God is always in command. God made some men in this type of personality, they are kingly men. Command man is one of their most dominate features. Though men are more dominate compared to woman, the kingly man has an extra dose of dominance. The kingly man struggles a little to have patience and gentleness.         Most kingly men are chosen by other men to be military commanders, politicians, preachers, and heads of corporations.      Kingly men see life as if they were on a high mountain; they look at the b...

                                     Last week we learned about how God made men in three different images as seen in Genesis 1:26, and we also seen how the different type, the type made in the Godhead of The Holy Spirit reacts and how to spot him.                       Today as promised we are going to see how God Made the Steady Man (The man made in the likeness of Jesus) so without further to do, let's dive right in.                       The Steady Man.                       The Bible tells us that Jesus was the Godhead of the priest, as seen in Jesus's earthly ministry, he would heal, keep the peace, and help others.               The Steady will be mostly easy going and well..... STEADY. He...

      Are there different types and personalities men have or are all them all the same?        God tell us in the beginning of the Bible that he created men in his own image. "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness" (Genesis 1:26)  What exactly does God's image and likeness mean? The word OUR is plural. Why did God refer to himself as more than one?      Do you know what the word LIKNESS means? When you look in the mirror what looks back at you is your likeness. Just like that, God created men in his likeness men are a reflection of God. When God refers to OUR likeness in the Bible, it means God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, as we learned in my last blog. The Bible says that one God is in three persons.      God created men in his image. Well which image? All three types of course. God's relation and ministry is different to us with each person of the Godhead. Your husband o...

       Today we are going to see how the Old and New Testament go hand and hand and how they line up perfectly. I Know, especially for Jews, it's hard to understand. Some religions believe we just made up the New Testament and that the only part of the Bible that was truly inspired by God is the Old Testament. I hope I am able to tell you how both the Old and the New Testament are inspired of God and that they actually DO go hand and hand.           If you start in the very beginning of the Bible, it says in Genesis 1:26 -A,  "And God said, let us make man in OUR image  after OUR   likeness".  I know from research that most Jews believe there is only one God and that there can not be more than one according to the Shema in Deuteronomy 6:4-9, and Numbers 15:37-41. But in Genesis it says it so clearly that there is three parts of God. Yes, there is one God, but he is in three different parts of God: God the Father, God...