Please turn to John 10.  Let's examine that passage to discover how to be sure we can hear from the Shepherd. First, we must accept Christ.  We must be saved.  We have to be in his sheep fold.  Please read John 10:11.  When we place our faith in the one who laid down his life for us, he becomes our Shepherd and we become his sheep.  Now read verse 3.  In order for sheep to listen, they must have ears, right?  The glorious fact is that all sheep have ears.  The day you and I trusted Jesus as our Savior and became his sheep, we grew some spiritual ears that could clearly recognize his voice. You might be thinking, "Yes, but I just don't feel worthy enough for God to speak to me so directly."  Remember, worthiness has nothing to do with it.  None of us are "worthy" of anything but death; yet, by his grace, God has given you a good and perfect gift: You have ears. To consistently hear from God, however, it's not enough just to have ears; those ears must be sensitive to his voice. Now notice verse 4 of John 10.  The last part of that verse says, "His sheep follow him..."  But how do the sheep know to follow him?  The sheep "know his voice" because they've heard it before.  They've learned to recognize it. We all know that the Pharisees were "dull of hearing".(See Matthew 13:15)  But did you know that the disciples also had a "hearing problem"?  In Mark 8:14-21, the disciples' eyes failed to see and their ears failed to hear that they had all the bread they needed.  They had missed the point their Lord was making because they were insensitive to spiritual matters.  As ministers and leaders in his kingdom we cannot afford to miss such things.  We must learn to look below the surface of what we can see and hear with our physical senses.  We must discern what God is up to.  That kind of spiritual sensitivity takes time to develop. Just a day or so after they failed their first hearing exam, Jesus gave his disciples another opportunity.  This time they passed.  When Jesus asked, "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God."  Jesus blessed Peter and said man had not revealed that to him.  Only the Father in heaven could have shown him such a deep spiritual truth.  Likewise, only the Spirit of God can open up God's Word to us and help us to understand what the Lord wants to say to and through us.  Therefore, we must constantly stay sensitive to the Spirit's instructing. Even with ears open to listen, it's possible we could still miss God's voice.  there is one final condition that we must meet in order to be certain we can hear from God: We must surrender.  The idea here is that we have not only open sensitive ears, but bended ears wanting to receive whatever words of instruction God has for us.  Our attitude must be "Lord, counsel me, correct me, teach me, direct me, rebuke, just please talk to me!" Look at John 10 one more time.  Verse 3b says, "He calls his own sheep by name and leads them our."  Today's topic is "Our Most Necessary Ability!" Being able to hear from God is at the top of our priorities as worshippers and praise leaders for this simple reason: If we don't hear from God, we don't know what to do.  He is our leader, our Shepherd.  We are dumb sheep that need him to lead us.  In fact we'd best not take one step unless he is leading us!  This means laying down our pride and self will and allowing him to direct us. ...read more

There are four primary ways God speaks to his people today.  First and foremost, he speaks through his Word, the Bible.  Paul urged Timothy to listen to God by studying his Word when he wrote, "All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong with our lives."  Of all ways God might choose to communicate, the Bible is the final authority. A Second way God speaks to us today is through other Christians.  Proverbs 11:14 tells us, "There is safety in having many advisers.."  the Lord often uses God focused on men and women to encourage us and counsel us, and sometimes even chasten us(2Samuel 12:12). A third way God communicates with us is through circumstances.  As someone wisely said, "circumstances drive us to our knees so that the only way we can look is up!"  The three armies headed for Jerusalem were enough to drive the children of Judah to their knees.  The circumstances don't have to be bad, sometimes he brings great blessings to get our attention.  Paul did say, "The goodness of God leads you to repentance." One other channel through which the Lord speaks today is his Holy Spirit.  Paul certainly knew this: "This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words."  "OK", you might say, "I know God spoke tough his Spirit back then, while the Bible was being written.  But what about now?  Is the Spirit still speaking to us now?" See for yourself----Read John 14:16 and 16:13.  Although the Spirit doesn't actually speak out loud, its pretty obvious Jesus wanted us to know that the Holy Spirit will most assuredly keep on speaking as long as we're in this world. All right, now that we know that god does still speak today, let's tackle the big question:  Can I hear God speak?  thankfully, the answer is a resounding Yes!  No matter where you are in life--even if you don't have a relationship with Christ--you can hear him as he draws you to him.  As he did Saul on the road to Damascus, God can break through even the hardest hearts and reveal himself to individuals.  However, for God to lead us and guide us with his still small voice, there are certain conditions we must meet. Tune in tomorrow for those conditions that we will need to meet to hear God!! God Bless Always, Susan Williams, Owner The Official Bookkeeping Service PUT YOUR PAPERWORK IN OUR HANDS AND CONSIDER IT DONE PROMPTLY ACCORDING TO THE WORD OF GOD!! ...read more

The Official Bookkeeping Service is now running based upon a donation basis.  We are following God's example to all by going out of our way to be a blessing to all and help those in need. We are willing to help out any business out there with any need of service they have and they are more than welcome to just give what ever the Lord puts on your heart to give as a donation for the blessing that we bestowed upon you or your company. Just give us a call or email us for what your need is and we will drop what we are doing to go out of our way to be a big blessing to all. You know the Lord Jesus Christ has been a great blessing to myself and my family and as I was doing my nightly reading of the book ,"Pure Praise" by Dwayne Moore, God reminded me that I need to run this business to be a blessing to others, just the way he is a blessing to us in our lives. In Philippians 4:4-19 Paul described the Philippians' gifts as "a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God,". In verse 18, giving financial aid to those in need is a wonderful way to express our love for God!! Please if you are need of any assistance, please allow us to be that blessing that you need. We are here to serve just as Jesus serves our needs every day. In Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust God from the bottom of your heart, don't try to figure out everything on your own.  Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go." Blessing to all my connections and look forward to being a blessing  to all of you!! Blessings Always, Susan Williams, Owner The Official Bookkeeping Service swilliams892@yahoo.com 785-224-4160 www.theofficialbookkeepingservice.com ...read more

IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WHO CAN TELL ME HOW TO REMOVE MY BUSINESS FROM MERCHANT CIRCLE?  I AM GOING TO SHUT IT DOWN SINCE I HAVE PUT NOW 4 BLOGS OUT THERE LOOKING FOR SOME ASSISTANCE AND LOOKING TO GET CLIENT REFERRALS FROM ANY OF MY NETWORK CONNECTIONS AND I CAN SEE THAT AFTER 10 YEARS OF BEING ON MERCHANT CIRCLE AND NOT GETTING ONE LEAD OR CLIENT OR ANY KIND OF ASSISTANCE, THEN ITS TIME TO SHUT IT DOWN ON HERE.  SO IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO CAN TELL ME HOW TO REMOVE MY BUSINESS OFF THIS MERCHANT CIRCLE SITE PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO DONE.  I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE BUSINESSES OUT THERE THAT DON'T AND WON'T GO THE EXTRA MILE TO HELP OUT ANYONE AT ALL. SO I SURE HOPE AND PRAY THAT ALL THE BUSINESSES THAT I HAVE CONNECTED WITH ARE REALLY GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THIS MERCHANT CIRCLE SITE BECAUSE I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT AFTER I HAVE HAD MY BUSINESS ON HERE FOR 10 YEARS NOT ONE NEW CLIENT OF ANY KIND FROM ANY OF MY CONNECTIONS.  GOODBYE TO ALL!!!!! SUSAN WILLIAMS, OWNER THE OFFICIAL BOOKKEEPING SERVICE 785-224-4160 SWILLIAMS892@YAHOO.COM ...read more

TO ALL MY NETWORK CONNECTIONS, THIS IS MY THIRD BLOG ABOUT NEEDING SOME ASSISTANCE AND NOT ONE PERSON IN MY NETWORK HAS BOTHERED TO HELP.  MY DAUGHTER AND I JUST GOT SERVED TO PAPERS TO MOVE IN TWO DAYS BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH THE REST OF OUR RENT!! YOU KNOW I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THIS MERCHANT CIRCLE NETWORK WAS TO SUPPORT AND HELP THOSE OF US IN NEED AND MAYBE I'M WRONG.  I JUST DON' T GET IT!  WHAT IS THE PURPOSE TO MAKE NEW CONNECTIONS WHEN THOSE NEW CONNECTIONS DON'T DO A THING FOR YOU!! I AM REALLY ASKING AS NICE AS POSSIBLE, IF THERE IS ANYONE OUT THERE THAT CAN HELP TODAY, PLEASE CALL ME AT 785-224-4160!! WE HAVE NOT A PLACE TO GO AND HERE IN ARLINGTON, TX THEY DON'T HAVE A MISSION WHERE YOU CAN STAY AT ALL.  I HAVE NOT FAMILY HERE AND WE ARE GOING TO BE LIVING OUT OF MY LITTLE CAR AND I MEAN LITTLE CAR. I DON 'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ALL OF MY STUFF BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A STORAGE PLACE TO STORE IT IN!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!! I AM ASKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I NEED SOME HELP HERE. PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL AT swilliams892@yahoo.com OR GO TO MY WEBSITE: www.theofficialbookkeepingservice.com AND CLICK ON THE "BUY NOW" PAYPAL BUTTON AND DONATE FUNDS THAT WAY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP THAT CAN BE GIVEN.  SHOW YOU CARE BY HELPING OUT SOMEONE THAT IS IN A LESS FORTUNATE STATE THAN YOU ARE!! BLESSINGS, SUSAN WILLIAMS, OWNER ...read more

Well I am slowly learning that maybe Merchant Circle is just not working up to its name.  I have been a member of Merchant Circle for many years and so far I have not received one client or received any assistance in any way from any of my merchant connections. So this is what I don't understand, if you get Merchant Connections and they are supposed to help your business out by sending clients your way, then how come over the last ten years I have not received not one client at all from any of my Merchant Connections. I have been asking for some assistance for my daughter and myself and still nothing, so I ask myself, what is the reason why I am still on Merchant Circle?  Right now I don't know the answer to that. But here it is the Easter Weekend and I can't get one business or individual owner of a small business to help out my family with any financial assistance.  Not one Member Connection that I have is willing to go the extra mile to be a blessing to someone that is in a less fortunate situation then they are.  Well that does not say much for all my 300 Merchant Connections that I have and for those one that re just now connecting with my business. I sure wish that someone would enlighten me as to why it is that people in the world today just don't ever feel like they need to go the extra mile to be a blessing to others, but they expect others to help them and believe me, I have gone out of my way and many occasions to help others out in their time of need and I have even given my last dollar to someone to help them out.  The reason I do that is because we are always taught to put others first before ourselves. So I am asking that if you feel that you can go the extra mile to be a blessing to myself and my daughter so that we don't evicted from our apartment then please go to my website at: www.theofficialbookkeepingservice.com    and click on the "BUY NOW" paypal button and you can donate using either a credit card or a debit card. So lets just see from this blog how many Merchant Connections are really willing to go the extra mile to be a blessing and which ones are not.  I know that I even offer my services for FREE just to be a blessing to others when they need it. Thank you in advance for any assistance that can be given. Blessings, Susan Williams, Owner The Official Bookkeeping Service 711 Valley Vista Rd #2024 Arlington, TX 76006 785-224-4160 swilliams892@yahoo.com ...read more

DEAR FELLOW NETWORKERS: MY DAUGHTER AND I ARE IN A SERIOUS SITUATION AND AS OF TODAY WE ARE IN NEED OF $500 TO PAY OUR RENT BEFORE WE GET EVICTED.  I CAN'T GET EVICTED AND MY DAUGHTER JUST GOT CHOSEN TO BE A FRESHMAN CHEERLEADER FOR 9TH GRADE NEXT YEAR.  I CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM HER AT ALL. SO I AM ONCE AGAIN ASKING THAT IF THERE IS ANYONE OUT THERE THAT COULD BE OF SOME ASSISTANCE, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. YOU CAN GO TO MY WEBSITE:www.theofficialbookkeepingservice.com to donate funds through PayPal with either a credit card or a debit card. THE MANAGER OF MY APT COMPLEX IS ONLY GIVING ME A FEW MORE DAYS TO GET THIS CLEARED UP AND I KNOW THAT I HAVE BLESSED MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE AND I AM JUST ASKING FOR ANY KIND OF HELP IN THIS EMERGENCY NEED. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO!! BLESSINGS, SUSAN WILLIAMS, OWNER THE OFFICIAL BOOKKEEPING SERVICE ...read more

Well today has not been a good day in the times of The Official Bookkeeping Service.  Due to not having any clients and tax time being just about over, my rent on my apartment was due to today and I don't have any funds to pay it.  I'm afraid that my daughter and I might lose our housing and I just can't afford for that to happen. So now once again I am asking for some help from my fellow networkers.  If you can be of any assistance at all to help out my daughter and I , please call me or email me and let me know.  After tomorrow, the first day worth of late fees is $50!! I always thought that this merchant circle was to get clients and to help each other out as we network together, but right now I am about to have my doubts.  I sure knew what it took to really make money using merchant circle! I just don't have any idea at all and I am just at my wits end when it comes to merchant circle. I mean I know that I am not perfect in any way at all, but neither is any other business out there that is associated with Merchant Circle, but it sure seems like there are businesses out there that are making money hand over foot and sometimes have so much money coming in that they don't know what to do with it and they don't know how to go over and beyond the call of duty to help out a new business get going and now of course to help out a fellow networker in a serious jam. I am just going to ask for any assistance that is out there.  I have not any place to go if I get evicted from my apartment and I just can't let that happen to my daughter, who is going to be 14 on Easter Sunday and I just don't think that I will have any funds to even get her a present. So if there is any individual or business out there that can be of any immediate help please call me at 785-224-4160 or email me at: swilliams892@yahoo.com. Thank you for reading this plea for help.  I look forward to hearing from some of you out there that are able to put forth some extra help. Blessings Always, Susan Williams, Owner The Official Bookkeeping Service 711 Valley Vista RD #2024 Arlington, TX 76006 785-224-4160 swilliams892@yahoo.com ...read more

The new title of our business is now The Official Bookkeeping Service.  We were advised by the state of Texas that there was no such thing as a "Public Accountants" in the state even though I have seen an entire page in the local yellow pages with that category name.  We were told that we can't even use the words, "accounting, accountants, public accounting, public accountants, auditing, auditors" or anything even remotely close to those words on our website unless we were a "Certified Public Accountant"! So we still are performing the exact same kind of services just under a different name.  We are still in need of clients!!! If you would like a FREE quote for any of our services, please email me or call me or you can even text me from your cell phone without a problem. Merchant Circle is charging me a fortune to get each individual lead from this site.  Its getting expensive and since we are a new service just getting underway, funds are limited!! So once again I am asking for some help here to get clients in the door.  I am on just about every search engine there is out there and I have been advertising like crazy and so now I am relying on my Merchant Circle Network to provide some referrals ASAP!! Like I have mentioned in my earlier blogs, I have been a member of Merchant Circle for many years and never, ever received one client off this site.  I would like to know how many of my businesses in my network have actually received clients of their merchant circle site at all. I thank every one that can help me here a great deal and I appreciate all referrals that come my way and I am willing to provide a small referral fee back to each business that send me a new client.  Thanks again and have a blessed day!! Susan Williams, Owner ...read more

Today has been a great day!  God has blessed me with a brand new website:: www.theofficialaccountingservice.com I am wanting all my connections to please pass the word about this website and lets work together to get some new customers in the doors.  Like I have mentioned in my earlier blogs, I have had this merchant circle account now for a number of years and still not one client has come of it. I have made several connections both locally and nationally and I have installed brand new programs to be able to assist customers no matter of where their business is located.  I make it very easy for customers to reach me and my business and I go out of my way to promote my business on here and so far, even when I had my merchant circle account in Topeka, KS and had way over 1000 connections and still not one client came of it. I sure wish I knew what the secret was to get customers from this merchant circle account.  I would like to know how many businesses actually have received customers from their merchant circle account and how they did it. I have created coupons and gave all kinds of discounted rates and practically gave some services away for free and still no customers come in the door or make contact. So someone out there please tell me the secret to getting clients from merchant circle. Blessings, Susan Williams, Owner The Official Accounting Service swilliams892@yahoo.com 785-224-4160 ...read more

For all my connections just to let you know that I am now all settled in the Dallas, TX area and at this point would appreciate any help to get some clients in the door.  Ever since I have been a member of Merchant Circle and made connections all over the place, I have not ever received one referral or let alone one client through Merchant Circle. I know that I am new to the Dallas area but I also know that there are a lot of businesses that are without an Accountant or Bookkeeper or even a Payroll person.  So I am asking all of my connections that I have accepted around the area to help send me some new clients or referrals. My business does all kinds of Accounting, Bookkeeping, Payroll and Taxes.  I am just asking from the bottom of my heart that if any of my connections out there, even if you are not located in the Dallas, TX area, I am still asking for some assistance to get up and running and to get at least one client in the door. I just heard on the local news here in Dallas that it has the lowest unemployment rate in the state of TX compared to other big cities nationwide. If there is anyone out there that can help be a blessing to this business so that we can also make some money and get this business up and running, it would sure be appreciated.  We charge very low introductory prices for all of our services.  I thank all of my connections in advance for any help that you can be. Blessings Always, Susan Williams, Owner The Official Accounting Service Dallas, TX swilliams892@yahoo.com 785-224-4160 ...read more

The Official Accounting Service is now located in Arlington, TX and we are very excited to be here and to meet the local businesses and help out where we can with any service you would be in need of. WE ARE OFFERING GREAT DEALS RIGHT NOW--TAKE A LOOK AT THESE DEALS ALL ACCOUNTING AND BOOKKEEPING SERVICES        $250 monthly ALL PAYROLL SERVICES                                               $50 weekly ALL TAXES                                                                     $50 FLAT RATE!! Please feel free to contact us with any assistance that your business would be in need of.  We love to bless our customers with the blessings they deserve.  We do it right the first time and get the job done in a very timely matter. We are available anytime at all and can come to your business at NO extra cost to your business!! We are servicing the Dallas, Arlington, Plano, Irving and surrounding areas, so please give us call with your projects or any service you would like done. No job to big or to small for us. Have a GREAT BLESSED DAY!! The Official Accounting Service Susan Williams, Owner 785-224-4160 swilliams892@yahoo.com ...read more

The Official Accounting Service is moving to the Dallas, TX area to open a place there for new clients.  However, myself and my husband and our 13 yr old daughter is in need of a place to stay while we get the business opened and running.  We need like an apt or a home or some kind of roof over our heads and a place we can call home with a good school system for our daughter. I am willing to give three months of FREE SERVICES to anyone who has the ability to assist us in finding a place to live. Our funds are very, very limited so we are looking for an exchange of services for a place to live. We offer a wide range of services from Accounting, Bookkeeping, Payroll and Taxes.  We are a Certified Public Bookkeeper, Certified Payroll Specialist and a Certified Quickbooks Pro Advisor as well.  We also teach quickbooks classes when needed.  We have the LOWEST RATES in town guaranteed. We go the extra mile  for every client and we get the job done right the first time. We can assist you with any kind of problem you might have.  We have the knowledge and wisdom and the experience to get your job or project done with no hassles at all.  We are available mostly 24hrs a day including night, weekends and some holidays.  We can come to your office or location at no extra charge. No job is too big for us.  We do it all. Please don't hesitate to call or email with any questions or concerns or projects that you might need completed on a deadline. Thank you in advance for any help with getting our business up and running in the Dallas, TX area and for a nice place to live with great schools.We will also be looking for a commercial space to rent for our business and if you have any ideas on that please feel free to call or email with your suggestions, and once again funds are very limited. Just looking for some genuine blessings from some genuine folks our there.  May God Bless each and every one of you and I look forward to working with all you in the Dallas, TX area and the surrounding areas as well. The Official Accounting Service Susan Williams, Owner 785-224-4160 swilliams892@yahoo.com ...read more

Well I apologize to all my customers that I have been away from Merchant Circle for some time now.  But the great thing is that I am back and would like to help out each and every one of you out there. I am taking on new clients that would love to learn Quickbooks. I am ready to teach individuals or if your business would be interested in having me teach a class at your office for your administration staff please let me know.  I am a Certified Quickbooks Pro Advisor and would love to help anyone out there that is in need of help finding their way around that program and also I can help setting up your Quickbooks for your administration staff or just for your small business.  Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions that you may have. My website is currently down at the moment for a complete refurbishing  and a new look.  I will let all my customers know when the new launch of the website will be! Should you ever have any questions about accounting, payroll, bookkeeping or taxes, please let me know. Have a great blessed day! ...read more

It is sure already a very hot summer here in Topeka, KS!!  We are getting slow in business right now and are always taking on new clients.We will offer just about any kind of deal that you would like done and can travel to your location, out of the KS heat, for FREE!!!We offer all kinds of accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, and tax services.  We also offer Quickbooks classes for a low fee.  If you would like your employess to know and understand how to use Quickbooks correctly please call us or email us and we would love to come and show them them the pathway thru Quickbooks.If you just need a question answered you can call or email us and I will be honored to get you the answer that you are looking for to solve your everyday accounting or bookkeeping needs.Here is wishing you all the best summer of 2010!!  Stay cool and most of all stay hydrated at all times.Susan Williams, OwnerThe Official Accounting ServiceTopeka, KSswilliams892@yahoo.com1-785-224-4160  ...read more