LAST DAY OF FREE BOOK PROMOTION 😊
Reading this book, answering the questions at the end of
each chapter, and doing the easy challenges will help make living the Bible
principles an exciting adventure every day.
Love, Carolyn
Saturday, May 9, 2026
LAST DAY OF FREE BOOK PROMO
LAST DAY OF FREE BOOK PROMOTION 😊
Monday, May 4, 2026
FREE BOOK THIS WEEK - TUES MAY 5th THRU SATURDAY MAY 9th
My book, WINGS: A Journey in Faith - Volume 2, is FREE this week from Tuesday, 5.5, through Saturday, 5.9! 😊. Enjoy.
In this book, you will experience narrow escapes from Satanic worshippers in the worst of job situations, angelic encounters in the most surprising circumstances, and miraculous rescues in the San Francisco Bay, the woods of Northern California, and on the streets of South Africa.
The heart-warming dog stories will inspire you; learning about your commissioning as a spiritual soldier who defeats the wickedest of demons will thrill you; and the personal awareness of God’s love will satisfy your soul and give you peace of mind. You’ll be electrified by the new truths you understand and the wisdom you never knew you had.
You’ll be able to delight in laughter and relax in peace and protection.
Reading this book, answering the questions at the end of
each chapter, and doing the easy challenges will help make living the Bible
principles an exciting adventure every day.
Love, Carolyn
https://www.amazon.com/WINGS-Journey-Weekly-Workbook-Christian/dp/B0874LGZ34/ref=sr_1_1?crid=EZNJZZUP3KHG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6nVqxrsb3tjNGtjXf5pXdZH3rBpRKGXKxSGqdkqGjRVymEXhJs1IuqbLnr6bE4fWzxaYKEcOQDh8D9Zn5wrslGLgoUK9qSHus_RVSP_q89_X4tfCQguRe3qHreOBur_cLXP5FhdvYyNcK2IDmEiP0qw9OGkl-bQCtcqF8AVUTuKdFIBEdkXjgi1pz4LKWXPC3jTxYUCi0BQWwZgHVyuGiOIJd5cZdgO-gT7wHX95x_s.qITiruNsrMCeyM5m7uZWytjcicJlFAnykG_8fXZ9iM0&dib_tag=se&keywords=wings+carolyn+molica&linkCode=ll2&linkId=db88efb13727dcb484eb29f5b1683284&qid=1777947428&sprefix=wings+carolyn+molica%2Caps%2C353&sr=8-1Sunday, May 3, 2026
CLEARING AWAY BURDENS
CLEARING AWAY BURDENS
I had four stacks of papers and folders on my desk, going
back several months: insurance papers, home warranty papers, medical folders,
union notices, articles on artworks, and so much more. Then, when I retired, I
decided it was time to reclaim my desk. In my mind, the task was huge! I didn’t
realize how much these items weighed on me until I cleared them away—what a
relief. What looked like a monstrous task only took a couple of days! Did you know
that all physical items can have a “voice” and affect us positively or
negatively? Take a look at what’s around you right now. How does each item make
you feel?
In removing the items from my desk, I got a new
revelation from Isaiah 58:6. It reads: “Is not this the fast that I have
chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let
the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?”
Things, places, and people can all be bands of wickedness
for us and heavy burdens. They can oppress us and make us feel like we have a
yoke on us. God’s will is for us to be free. But it’s not His job to always be
the one to rescue us. We have a responsibility also.
Galatians 5:1 tells us: “Stand fast therefore in
the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled
again with the yoke of bondage.” We can’t stand in the great liberty of Christ
if we have unnecessary things pulling at our hearts and minds. God takes
burdens away, but we have a responsibility as well. We have been given the
spirit of Christ in us, including a complete set of spiritual five-senses. For
example, I remember an incident when I went out to lunch, started eating a
steak, and my spiritual taste buds told me it wasn't good. I told the waitress,
and she took care of it quickly and easily. It’s our responsibility to use
these spiritual senses to recognize when things are not right, or places or
people are oppressing us or putting undue burdens on us.
I love the Old Testament prophecy that tells us Jesus’
purpose for coming to earth: “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;
because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath
sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the
captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound” (Isa. 61:1).
How many crazy things around us are keeping us bound up
and agitated? Are our minds and emotions prisoners to things we might not be
fully aware of? The impact of having someone or something around who emits
negative vibes can be enormous in some cases. In the Bible, it was like that
when Achan took a few cursed items from the enemies they had conquered.
When Joshua and the Israelites entered the promised land,
they conquered the city of Jericho, but the Lord banned them from taking
certain items. “Be careful that you don’t covet anything in it and take
something that’s cursed, endangering the camp of Israel with the curse and
making trouble for everyone” (Josh. 6:18 The Message Bible).
But Achan couldn’t resist the urge: “When I saw among the
spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a
wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and,
behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under
it” (Josh. 7:21).
Because of that, the whole tribe of Israel suffered and
couldn’t seem to make any real progress. It’s interesting here to see that the
items Achan took for himself affected the health and welfare of his whole
family and his whole tribe.
There’s another great principle to see here: Not everyone
knew what Achan had done. We are not always aware of the things in our car, our
house, our children’s closets, or the influence other people’s actions have on
us. But God will tell us if we want to know, and we’re willing to listen.
“There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou
canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing
from among you” (Josh. 7:13).
This principle of the Word of God is still true today. We
can’t progress like we want to if things burden us, places, people, or ideas
that are not God’s will for us at the time.
The spirit of God within us teaches us to be observant.
“The eyes of your understanding being enlightened” (Eph. 1:18). Using our
spiritual five senses, we become aware of what things are good or bad for us in
any situation. Achan took the cursed items in that situation. He took beautiful
garments, gold, and silver. It’s not that those things are innately evil, but
in this situation, they were. Sometimes, when God says no to something, we feel
like we’re being deprived, but that’s not the case at all.
In Genesis, the serpent tricked Eve into thinking that
she and Adam had been deprived of the knowledge of good and evil. But that
wasn’t the case. God was going to teach them all about good and evil, but just
not at that time.
God doesn’t deprive us of any good or true thing, but the
right timing is essential. We don’t want to be like Eve and jump the gun just
because “we really, really want it right now!” We can easily see her results,
and they weren’t good!
It seems that for most people, it’s way too easy to be a
collector. We collect everything from rocks and papers to electrical devices
and even people. It’s amazing how much junk in any category can pile up if we
let it! And then it’s heavy on us even if we don’t think it is. But it keeps
nagging at us and begging for attention. Every person, thing, or idea has a
voice. So most of us probably need to take inventory more often.
Once I cleared my desk, the Lord was able to release new
things, ideas, and people to me, and it’s been wonderful.
Let’s make sure we practice being spiritually aware of
what and who is around us.
Don’t be an Achan, and don’t let Achans influence you.
The Lord wants us to be free. The only burden we have is His, and Jesus
promises: “My yoke is easy, and my burden is light”
(Matt. 11:30).
Love, Carolyn
This will be one of the chapters for my next book, Volume
3 of WINGS: A JOURNEY IN FAITH. I thought you’d like seeing the type of
questions and easy challenges that I have with each week’s lesson. 😊
QUESTIONS AND EASY CHALLENGES (chpt. )
1. Take a look at the things around you right now. Write
down what some of them are, and next to the item, write down how it makes you
feel. If your response is a negative one, is there an action you can take that
will change the item’s effect on you?
2. Recall a time when you asked the Lord about something
or someone who was really bothering you. Describe what happened and what the
Lord inspired you to do about it.
3. Have you ever been impatient like Eve was and found
out you chose the wrong thing to do? Describe the event and the results. What
would you do differently in a similar situation?
Sunday, April 26, 2026
HOW DO REBUKING AND FORGIVING FIT TOGETHER?
HOW DO REBUKING AND FORGIVING FIT TOGETHER?
In Luke 17, Jesus answers this question and makes it very
clear. Verse 1 starts: “Then said he unto the disciples, ‘It is impossible but
that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! Then
verses 3 and 4 tell us what we are to do:
“Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against
thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against
thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying,
I repent; thou shalt forgive him.”
There has been so much emphasis put on the forgive part
that the rebuke part is nearly forgotten. One without the other is not the way of
the kingdom. I had to find out the hard way.
A family member dishonored our mother and, in doing so,
offended two other family members. I was so shocked, I could hardly believe it,
but since it was already a rough patch in family affairs, I chose to try not to
get angry but instead tried to ignore it. I did that for several months and thought
that I’d forgiven the person, but I could feel that something was wrong. Finally,
the holy spirit, my constant companion, led me to Luke 17:3, and I was
compelled to take a closer look. When I did, I learned a lot. Though it was way
too many months after the incident, I did what was right and took appropriate
action to right the wrongs, and everything worked out well.
The Lord was rebuking me, and that was a good thing! Jesus’
very first instruction in verse 3 is that we are to take heed to ourselves. But
what does that really mean? The Greek word here means to take care of, to guard,
and to beware. Ok, so first, the Lord is concerned about our personal well-being
and our right thinking. That’s great,
and what’s next?
Forgive, right? NO! That’s not what Jesus said. But that’s
what most of us Christians believe we are supposed to do; just forgive and move
on. But Jesus said we must first “rebuke him.”
The word “rebuke” means to “charge one with wrong” (Strong’s).
So, when we experience offense from a brother in Christ,
it is our responsibility before God to lovingly point it out, so that the one
committing the wrong can hopefully see the error and repent. If we don’t do our
part, it’s like we are offending our Lord! And not only that, but we are not
helping the one who did wrong; we are harming the well-being of the entire body
of Christ, and we are harming our own lives, too.
It’s better to do our best to face the offense as soon as
possible, but not with emotional anger. We figure out a way to be truthful, but
kind in our rebuke, so the person gets a chance right away to understand what they
did wrong. So what’s next?
This is when the person in error has a choice: repent or
deny. So, what does it mean to repent? To say, “My bad”? “Sorry, sorry”? NO. Flippant
responses don’t cut it.
The Greek word for repent is made up of two words, ‘meta,’
meaning ‘afterwards’ and ‘noeo,’ meaning “perceiving with the mind, to have
understanding, to consider, ponder, and heed’ (Strong’s). Repenting takes some
serious thought. So when you put the two Greek words together, you get “metanoeo,”
meaning “to change one’s mind for the better, heartily to amend with abhorrence
of one’s past sin/s” (Strong’s).
So you can see why a flippant “sorry, sorry, my bad” is
not an appropriate response at all if there’s no heartfelt action to go with
it.
But Jesus’ instructions go on. Jesus says in the last part
of verse 3: “if he repent, forgive him. So our forgiveness is
required of God after one has repented. And Luke 17:4 says: “And
if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn
again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.”
We’re all pretty much agreed on that, but here’s where
something changes!
Jesus was talking to the disciples before, but now the
apostles wanted to know more. They could see that if a person, after many times
of repenting and being forgiven, was still unsuccessful in changing their
habit, then it’s probably more than a habit. It’s most likely a demon operating
in them, and the person needs to cast it out themselves or get someone to help
them. The apostles stepped up to the plate.
“And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.”
They knew that they needed to know more and have faith to cast out demons. And in
the next verse 5, in the same context, is the parable Jesus gave them about
plucking up the sycamine tree from the root and planting it in the sea.
Our God and our Lord Jesus see everything and know how to
get things done. I was happy to find out what the Lord revealed about our
responsibility in the body of Christ to take care of ourselves first, then to
have the boldness and loving kindness to rebuke a brother when they have trespassed
against us, allowing them a chance to heartily repent, change, and receive
forgiveness. And if they err repeatedly, we either ask the Lord for the
increased faith to cast out the demon/s or we can pray that the Lord send
laborers who are gifted in that way already.
Matthew 9: 37-10:1 “Then saith he [Jesus] unto his
disciples, ‘The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few;
pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers
into his harvest.’ And when he had called unto him his twelve
disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them
out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.”
I feel the body of Christ is getting more powerful and
more beautiful every day.
Love, Carolyn
Discover how the principles of the Bible still apply to
our lives today. My books contain short, true stories addressing current issues
in a Biblical way.
Sunday, April 19, 2026
ABOUT THE PHRASE "GOD'S IN CONTROL"
ABOUT THAT PHRASE “GOD IS IN CONTROL”
I was listening to a preacher who used the phrase, “God
is in control.” I felt that he had the right to use it because he had
surrendered his life to the Lord’s leadership on a daily basis. For him, using
that phrase is accurate and justified. But for too many people, it is an excuse
for apathy. “Well, I can’t do that much anyway. I just let God be in control.”
But it doesn’t work that way. If God were in control of everything, Adam and
Eve would have never sinned; David wouldn’t have killed Uriah to steal his
wife; Peter wouldn’t have denied Jesus three times.
There are certain things that God is in control of, but
we need to be sure we are not shirking our responsibilities and apathetically
turning over the tasks at hand to God because we are too tired, lax, or afraid
to take responsibility for what He’s given us to do.
God gave humanity freedom to choose. God inspired Joshua
to make the people decide: “If it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord,
choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers
served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites,
in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”
(Joshua 24:15).
When the Israelites came to the edge of the Promised Land
in eleven days, Moses sent out twelve spies to check out the situation. God
brought them to the land He’d promised them. But there were obstacles.
When God brings us to a new place in our walk with Him,
there are going to be obstacles, but that’s no reason to give up and lamely
excuse ourselves by saying, “Well, God’s in control, so I’ll just wait and see
what He does.” There’s a time for waiting, but if the Lord is leading us and
we’re yielding to Him, we may discover that there are more times He calls us to
action than to sit on the sidelines. And if we’re unsure, we can always ask Him
to show us more. He is always willing to help us. He is a merciful and
compassionate God.
The Israelites were supposed to enter the Promised Land
after the eleven days, but since ten of the twelve spies saw obstacles, the
people were afraid and wouldn’t go in. And God couldn’t make them go in. God
doesn’t force us. He gave us freedom of will. The Lord wanted them to be bold
and act, but they wouldn’t. (See Numbers 13 and 14.)
Fear and apathy go hand in hand. “The slothful man saith,
‘There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.’ As the door
turneth upon his hinges, so doth the
slothful upon his bed” (Prov. 26:13-14).
“So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold
nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth,” says the Lord in Revelation 3:16.
If we are going to use the phrase, “God is in control,”
let’s mean it in our personal lives and use it in the right way, because we
have chosen to surrender all to Him, daily yielding to His every call to
action.
Be bold. The Lord is with us wherever we go. Hebrews 13:
5b reassures us: “For he hath said, ‘I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee’”.
No more sitting on the sidelines thinking the Lord is
going to do all the work. We’re a team. As God said to His people in Isaiah 41:
8-10:
“But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I
have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend” (Isa. 41:8). That is in the Old
Testament times, but the Lord took care of that, and in the Epistles that are
written to us, we are lovingly told that we are also Abraham’s seed—"and
if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed” (Gal.
3:29a).
Continuing in Isaiah 41: 8-10: “Thou whom I have taken from the ends of
the earth, and called thee. . . and said unto thee, ‘Thou art my
servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. Fear thou not; for I am
with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God [Elohim]: I will strengthen thee;
yea, I will help thee.’”
The Lord will never ask you to do something scary or new
and then just walk away. NEVER! He is always with us.
Love, Carolyn
Discover how the principles of the Bible still apply to
our lives today. My books contain short, true stories addressing current issues
in a Biblical way.
Sunday, April 12, 2026
WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
Have you noticed that a lot of Christians are using the
term “YAHWEH” or “YAH, instead of using the word “God”? I didn’t give it much
thought until one day when the Lord God of the Bible gave me insight into what
was going on.
There is such a mish-mash of gods and deities worshipped
in the USA now that we’re going to have to be more specific in our conversation
and writing when it comes to who we’re talking about, and not assume that just
because a person uses the word “God,” they’re talking about the God that we
know.
When I went to grade school, we said the Pledge of
Allegiance every day with “one nation under God.” Everyone back then understood
that we meant one nation under the Judeo-Christian God, the God of the Bible.
But it’s not that way anymore. And now I know why in the Old Testament we’re
given other names to describe our God.
One of those names is Yahweh, which is the name
God told Moses to give to the children of Israel to call Him. In Exodus 3:15
and other places, our God is called “the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the
God of Jacob.” He is called the Creator (Elohim) of all things, El Elyon “The
Most High God,” Jehovah-Rohi “Our Shepherd,” and several other names that
describe the wonderful characteristics of our God.
And by the way, since the Most High God, our God, created
all things, He also created Lucifer, which makes Lucifer below God, and he
(Lucifer, the devil, Satan- which ever name you call him) will always be
beneath our Almighty God in authority and power, no matter what form he or his
minion demons decide to take.
So, this gives me something to think about regarding my
conversations and my writing. Please know that when I write, and I use the
capital “G” for God, I am referring to the Almighty God of the Bible, the God
of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Yahweh, and Elohim (The Creator), and the other
characteristic titles the Bible gives our God, to describe who He is.
When we read the Bible now, we can become more aware of
the culture and circumstances surrounding the believers and see how they speak
of our God, distinguishing Him from other deities.
Think about how you would describe God, and what evidence
of His existence you have in your own life.
Let’s get to know how to articulate in words Who we’re
talking about and let others know too.
Love, Carolyn
This week, Tuesday through Friday, 4.14 – 4.17, I’m
offering a free booklet: BIBLE STUDIES. Just click the Amazon link.
This sample booklet contains 6 of the 61 chapters from
the complete book. The chapters I chose for this sample book are unique works
in Biblical study. They're more exciting than you might think, including
chapters such as “The Missing Manual,” “Why the Devil Has No Authority,” and
“History told in the Heavenlies.” Also, a good one on what we can gain from
knowing about the O.T. festivals in the chapter on Father’s Day.
Sunday, April 5, 2026
LET'S TALK ABOUT WISDOM
LET’S TALK ABOUT WISDOM
Wisdom is the “how to.” It’s applied knowledge. I have
knowledge about paint colors, but I use wisdom to mix the colors I want and
apply them to the canvas to paint a horse and its rider. We all have worldly
wisdom about something. But spiritual wisdom is different.
We make many decisions in a day, and when there’s a
problem, we have several options for how to handle it.
As Christians, we’ve been especially blessed by our
Heavenly Father with His spiritual wisdom. He has the best answer and solution
to every problem, every dilemma, every tragedy. And it’s never guesswork. He will
never say, “Well, try this and if it doesn’t work, maybe try that.” Nope!
Ephesians 1:8 tells us: “Wherein he hath abounded toward
us in all wisdom.” How does all that wisdom come to us?
And that’s where the great part comes in. The birth,
life, crucifixion, and resurrection of our Lord and King, Jesus Christ! “But
because of Him [God] are ye in Christ Jesus, who from God is made unto us
wisdom” (1 Cor. 1:30a KJ21).
God sent His only begotten Son to earth for us, and Jesus
agreed with God. He lived the life of a human on earth. But he did have pure,
uncontaminated blood from his father, God. So there were no generational curses
in him, and he could perfectly do the will of God on the earth. And he chose to
do it—ALL of it.
So, as our Lord and King, he has all the wisdom of God to
apply to every earthly problem we ever face. We have the problem, great or
small, and he has not just a solution, but the BEST solution, the one that will
bless us the most! And this is always true. The solution may involve some hard
tasks and may at first seem harsh, and may even look like they’re not working.
But if the Holy Spirit gives it, then it will always be accurate and true.
And the Lord Jesus, as King, can orchestrate any number
of complex solutions. They’re not all going to be instantaneous miracles. Some take
time. And Jesus also has the ability to call on angels to help, or inspire any
other believer or unbeliever to help if they’re willing. And he has access to
innumerable resources that can be invoked to intercede for us, and wonderful
solutions already prepared way before the problem even comes up.
Specific Godly wisdom for us is always available through
our Lord and King Jesus Christ, who agreed with God to learn earthly wisdom
through experience.
Hebrews 4:15 “For we have not an high priest which
cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all
points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.”
If we’re unsure of what we should do in a situation, we
can just ask, as the Lord tells us in James 1:5: “If any of you lack wisdom,
let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth
not; and it shall be given him.”
And we remember James 1: 17: “Every good gift and every
perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with
whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” And especially today,
Easter, we recognize our greatest gift from our Almighty God is the life of the
Lord Jesus Christ, our Rock (1 Cor. 10:4), our Redeemer (Gal. 3:13), and our
King (Rev. 14:14).
HAPPY EASTER! Love, Carolyn
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)