Broken Vessels

2011-01-16T23:06:00.000-05:00

Reposted to guide me through a new year 2011

The Lord says, I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you. Psalm 32:8 NLT

Thoughts of a Daughter
As I ponder the steps right and wrong of this past year how many of the wrong steps were because I took things in my own hands rather that let God lead me or because I strayed from the path He designed for me. Paul’s words come to mind “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13-14). Paul learned staying in the past will hinder moving into the presence. It keeps us from truly focusing on the ultimate goal, the grand prize; the heavenward call of God in Christ Jesus. Ponder the past year and seek to identify those things which you need to improve but do not stay there. In stead keep your eyes on the prize and put your trust in God and plan to continue walking with Him. He is faithful and His words are true, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.” What an awesome promise, a true sign of God’s love for us. How blessed are His daughters whom He will guide along the best pathway for each individual life. Even more He promises to advise us and watch over us, what a loving Father. God desires the best for each of us and to ensure we have the best life He himself will lead us, what comfort in knowing God is ever watching over us and when we seek Him will advise us, granting us the wisdom and understanding we need to live the best life. A life designed by the Master’s hand.

Reflection
Knowing God’s plan for my life requires me to spend time in His word.
To understand God’s word I must spend time mediating on His word, studying and developing knowledge of God.
I must spend time in prayer, listening to God-I must know God’s voice.
I must open my spirit, heart, soul and mind to God, surrendering all to Him.

I am reminded of Abraham, God set the pathway before Him and Abraham was obedient to God. He trusted God and followed the path God set before him, even when he didn't understand he followed God's instructions. Abraham was blessed as God said He would bless him, He became the Father of many nations, his seed as the stars in the sky uncountable. Abraham's life was designed by God, God guided him, watched over him and kept him. Abraham willing left what was behind, keeping his eyes on the promise, a promise he didn't witness while he lived this earthly life, but the eternal promise, knowing it was a better promise, a promise worth waiting; a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God. God's promise to me is just as binding as His promise to Abraham, when I seek Him with my whole heart, when I follow His guidance and the path He has set for my life I too shall live the eternal promise, a city not built by hands but laid with an eternal foundation built by the Master's Hand.

Deeper Study"
In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling. Exodus 15:13 NIV

Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Psalms 25:5 NIV

For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. Psalms 48:14 NIV

1 O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord. 5 You hem me in--behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. 7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? 8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. 9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, 10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. 11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me," 12 even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you. 13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, 16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139 1-16,

Prayer from my Heart
Your word O lord is a lamp unto my feet and a light for my path. Guide me O God in this coming year; order my every step according to Your holy word. Guide me along the pathway of Your truth, open my heart to your guidance, help me O God to know Your voice, lead me along the pathway which is best for my life, keep your watchful eyes upon me and guide me to Your Holy mountain letting me rest in You as I fulfill Your every will for my life, designed by Your all powerful Hand. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen

The Mirror

2010-11-23T23:51:00.004-05:00

As much as it may not feel good, I am thankful God shows me,me. The word say to examine one self. Somedays the mirror reflect beauty others it reflect the not so pretty. Ugliness creeps in, giving thanks God is gracious and handles the ugliness with perfect grace.

Thank You Father for loving me enough to continually moving to shape and mold me, making me what You would have me to be. Take me to the place where everyday the mirror reflects Your beauty in me. In Jesus Name.

A Heart of Thanks

2010-11-16T21:41:00.004-05:00

The Blood
Redemption
The Forgiveness of my sin
Deliverance
The good work He has begun in me
The things God has prepare for those who love Him
The riches of His grace

A Heart of Thanks

2010-11-15T21:00:00.004-05:00

My Heart cries thank You EL ROI, "God who Sees me."
My Heart sings thank You JEHOVAH-ROHI, "The Lord my Shepherd."
My Heart whispers thank You JEHOVAH-NISSI,"The Lord my Banner." Fighter of my battles.
My Heart says thank you JEHOVAH ELOHIM, my Lord and my God.
My soul cries thank You Yeshua, my Savior
My soul sings thank You Emmanuel, God with me.
My soul whispers thank You JEHOVAH-M'KADDESH, the one who Sanctifies me."
My spirit overflows in gratefulness because JEHOVAH-SHALOM,"is my Peace"
My spirit is lifted because the Lord is my SHEPHERD, I shall not want, I rest in green pastures, my soul is led to still waters, where my soul is restored and I can walk paths of righteousness to bring honor to Name, His rod and staff comfort me I am not fearful. I am anointed with oil, my cup overflows with goodness and mercy and I daily dwell in the Presence of the "I AM", my heart cries my soul sings, my spirit whispers as the wind AMEN!

Thanksgiving

2010-11-13T02:07:00.002-05:00

Giving thanks because God is trustworthy. In Him I put all my trust.

In You presence O Lord is fullness of joy. At Your right and is pleasures forever more- thank You for showing me the path of life.

Thanksgiving from the Heart

2010-11-07T23:03:00.006-05:00

From the Heart
I easily give thanks when I find myself on the mountain top
I have learned to give thanks when I awaken in the valley low
I utter words of thanks at the rise of the morning, when God whisper awaken I have another day for you.
I honor my God with words of thanks when He pulls me from the deep
I shout thank You Lord when I think about the food He put on my table, the house my table reside, the closet filled with clothes, shoes to put on my feet, a warm bed to
lay my head, refreshing water, vents which flow heat, and air, car to carry me to a job, my daughter to school, games etc, oh thanks for traveling mercies.
Sometimes my heart says thank you when I find the lost item, when I remember a promise to fulfill, a task to complete, when my chaos becomes organized peace.
Gazing upon the blue sky filled with tiny white clouds, a flower busting with the brilliance of color, orange and brown and red and yellow leaves creating a magnificence view giving the heart joy, sparkling stars against the dark sky, a full moon glowing from afar thank you must be render to God for all creation.
Thank you flow when my heart, spirit and soul come together in unison in the quiet of the morning and guide my lifted voice into His Holy Presence, His loving Presence, where His Voice says come, come into my Sanctuary.

Go Deeper
Devote yourselve to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Colossians 4:2

And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. Colossians 3:15 (Italitics Mine)

Prayer
Lord, my God with thanksgiving I seek to enter Your Presence,to commune with You, to give thanks to Your most Holy Name. For You O Lord shower me with blessings galore. Your goodness and love is poured out on me daily. Let me each day find the treasures You give. Let me recognized Your goodness in each minute, as I enter prayer may You hear my grateful heart, my thankful soul and my spirit in unity lifting my voice in praise. In Jesus Name I give thanks Amen.

Take up your cross

2010-11-01T14:50:00.002-04:00

Denying Self, putting away those things which are for my benefit only, bringing me pleasure but does nothing to advance the kingdom of God. Nothing which resemble the garments of Christ. Things which shows no one the way to Christ. These things hurt no one, they are not evil just time wasters with no real value, ie the phone, facebook. twitter, tv however they have kept me from pursuing my goal, what I say is my heart desire, have kept me from having a quiet time with God, from seeking His voice, His direction for my life. I didn't mean to spend so much time on nothing, just wanted to chill for a minute, relax. The minute turned to hours and when I look back nothing accomplished. Picking up the cross is not necessarily the big things, going to the mission field, organizing a fund raiser, invovlement in church activies etc, sometime picking up the cross is just giving up the unnecessary and moving to a place where Jesus prepares us for His plan. We never get to the big things for we have yet to conquer the little crosses. What will your cross be today?

Father God, my heart desire is to follow you, help me to daily take up the right cross, the cross which is pleasing to you. Daily help me to remember time is precious and very valuable, a gift from you to offer back to You each day. Thank You my Lord for not forsaking me as I have foraken You. Thank You for not laying down the cross, and all its' pain to just chill, relax a bit. I know no cross I pick up will ever measure the one You picked up for me. In Your Precious Name Jesus I pray. Amen

Courage

2010-11-01T13:36:00.002-04:00

Fear need not know my name
Fear need not call on me
Fear need not walk near me
Fear need not linger in the shadows of my house
Fear need not come knocking at my door
Fear need not seek to derail me
Fear need not think of toying with me
Fear need only to flee for I am of good courage, not afraid for I know God is with me where ever I go for I seek to go only where He leads, where His strong arm carries.

Thanksgiving

2010-11-01T00:45:00.004-04:00

I will be joining Leah at South Breeze Farm for the Thanksgiving Challenge 2010. I will post my gratitude list in the sidebar- some days I will post more on my page as the Spirit Leads. Join us as we give thanks to God for His many blessings.

“Unloved”

2010-02-15T04:02:00.002-05:00

“Strength for the Journey”
The Lord will work out His plans for my life---for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for you made me. Psalm 138.8 NLT

“Reflections”
Love is in the air, when you look at the two of them you can see the fire in their eyes, the care they have for one another. Her beauty almost left him breathless. His love for her so strong the years seem but days. Finally the wedding day and the love of his life would be his. The rise of the morning light reveals not the love of his heart but another, one he did not love. She was not his raving beauty; she didn’t make his heart pound, she was not the one he gave seven years of his life.

Never able to measure up to her younger sister whose beauty claimed Jacob’s heart the moment he saw her, Leah knew she was not his choice, she couldn’t claim his whole heart, he loved Rachel more. They said she had no sparkle in her eyes, no man wanted her. Her father, Laban used trickery to get her a husband. How could she help but feel unloved, thus she lived unloved.

Are you living unloved? Has life left you wanting the love you see others share? Do you ever am I unlovable? Are you living a Leah’s life in misery trying to obtain love in all the wrong ways?

Lessons from Leah
Leah foolishly believed because God loved her and blessed her Jacob would love her. “The Lord has notice my misery and now my husband will love me.” Genesis 29: 32
God loves us, God answers our prayers but God does not force others to love us. God’s plans for our life are always according to His agenda and His ultimate plan. Leah focused only on her needs and desires for earthly love; she failed to focus on the love which is for eternity.

Leah knew God was very much aware of her circumstances and had heard her prayers. The Lord heard that I was unloved. Genesis 29:33
Leah continued to focus only on her circumstances; her desire to be loved and she never looked beyond God’s blessings to see His unfailing love for her. She never moved beyond her hurts to experience the power of God to erase our pain and fill our hearts with His love.

Three sons later, three times God has shown Leah He was working out His plan for her life. Yet she failed to see God was using her in a special way. She failed to see the anointing He had placed on her. Leah couldn’t move pass her situation, her desire to be loved. “Surely this time my husband will feel affection for me, since I have given him three sons. Genesis 29:34

God placed in us a desire to be loved; most women seek this emotional fulfillment. We feel lost and alone without it. The result is we often seek it in the wrong places and from the wrong people. God showed Leah His unfailing love for her; 8 of the 12 tribes came through her. God had a plan for Leah’s life. God has a plan for your life. Love may not come in the earth as you desire but know God loves you and his love is for all eternity. His love is beyond measure and it is unfailing. God will not abandon you to a loveless life. Open your heart to Him let your Spirit receive His love. Look at all God has done in your life and know He knows your every desire, He knows your misery; He has heard your prayers. Let God move you beyond your situation, He can and will take away your pain. He will bring you to a place of praise. Once again Leah became pregnant and gave birth to another son. She named him Judah, for she said; “Now I will praise the Lord!” Genesis 29:35a God’s love will make you sparkle as no other love.

Prayer
Lord thy God, thank you for your unfailing love, thank you for loving me beyond measure. Help me to always look beyond my circumstances when I am feeling unloved and look to You the great lover of my soul. Because of Your great love I sparkle with love. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen

The Master’s Hand

2010-02-08T13:47:00.000-05:00

The Lord says, I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you. Psalm 32:8 NLT

Thoughts of a Daughter
As I ponder the steps right and wrong of this past year how many of the wrong steps were because I took things in my own hands rather that let God lead me or because I strayed from the path He designed for me. Paul’s words come to mind “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13-14). Paul learned staying in the past will hinder moving into the presence. It keeps us from truly focusing on the ultimate goal, the grand prize; the heavenward call of God in Christ Jesus. Ponder the past year and seek to identify those things which you need to improve but do not stay there. In stead keep your eyes on the prize and put your trust in God and plan to continue walking with Him. He is faithful and His words are true, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.” What an awesome promise, a true sign of God’s love for us. How blessed are His daughters whom He will guide along the best pathway for each individual life. Even more He promises to advise us and watch over us, what a loving Father. God desires the best for each of us and to ensure we have the best life He himself will lead us, what comfort in knowing God is ever watching over us and when we seek Him will advise us, granting us the wisdom and understanding we need to live the best life. A life designed by the Master’s hand.

Reflection
Knowing God’s plan for my life requires me to spend time in His word.
To understand God’s word I must spend time mediating on His word, studying and developing knowledge of God.
I must spend time in prayer, listening to God-I must know God’s voice.
I must open my spirit, heart, soul and mind to God, surrendering all to Him.

I am reminded of Abraham, God set the pathway before Him and Abraham was obedient to God. He trusted God and followed the path God set before him, even when he didn't understand he followed God's instructions. Abraham was blessed as God said He would bless him, He became the Father of many nations, his seed as the stars in the sky uncountable. Abraham's life was designed by God, God guided him, watched over him and kept him. Abraham willing left what was behind, keeping his eyes on the promise, a promise he didn't witness while he lived this earthly life, but the eternal promise, knowing it was a better promise, a promise worth waiting; a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God. God's promise to me is just as binding as His promise to Abraham, when I seek Him with my whole heart, when I follow His guidance and the path He has set for my life I too shall live the eternal promise, a city not built by hands but laid with an eternal foundation built by the Master's Hand.

Deeper Study"
In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling. Exodus 15:13 NIV

Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Psalms 25:5 NIV

For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. Psalms 48:14 NIV

1 O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord. 5 You hem me in--behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. 7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? 8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. 9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, 10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. 11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me," 12 even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you. 13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, 16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139 1-16,

Prayer from my Heart
Your word O lord is a lamp unto my feet and a light for my path. Guide me O God in this coming year; order my every step according to Your holy word. Guide me along the pathway of Your truth, open my heart to your guidance, help me O God to know Your voice, lead me along the pathway which is best for my life, keep your watchful eyes upon me and guide me to Your Holy mountain letting me rest in You as I fulfill Your every will for my life, designed by Your all powerful Hand. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen

At His Feet

2010-01-31T22:34:00.000-05:00

I have been away from this wonderful world of ministry for a while. And as I struggle to make my way back to this place of inspiration and yes back to God I was looking through some previous writings not published and I came across one which was published in 2008. It was a reminder to my Spirit where I need to be and what I am currently missing in my life. Sisters I have strayed from my Centered, my anchored. Glory to God He has held me close even in my mess and He has revealed Himself to me in His awesomeness as He always does. Glory to Him, God who will not let us move too far away before He calls us back. The lesson for me is we can be in the midst of minstry and kingdom work and still stray from the heart of God. The enemy is cunning and we must be cautious and ever alert know he is waiting to catch us off guard. Giving him no glory God is still the greatest lover of my soul and He is ever watcing over me, keeping me in His everlasting care. Today I share again "At His Feet" may I never leave them again.

She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what He said. Luke 10: 39 Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away from her. Luke 10: 42

Mary had something I do not she had Jesus in the flesh, He was there with her, she could reach out and touch Him. She was able to get up close and personal. She was able to hear His audible voice. She was able to look into His face, His eyes and see something real. Something she had never seen in another and she knew the most important thing for her was to set at His feet and grasp everything He had to give. She didn’t want to miss any of it, she wanted it all so she put all else behind her and put her heart, spirit and mind on Him. She may not have fully understood all she was seeking or what she would gain but she knew this man was worthy of her attention. She knew when He spoke she felt different on the inside, she felt an emptiness in her inner being begin to fill with more love, more peace, and a desire to have more of Him. She knew He would take her to a special place, a place she had never been, a place of safety. She felt deep in her heart the words of the psalmist “those who dwell in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” (Psalm 91:1-2) Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus feet with it, wiping His feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance. John 12:3

When I set at His feet I become filled with His fragrance, clothing myself with righteousness, humility, goodness, wisdom and knowledge, and God’s truth.
When I set at His feet I am safe wrapped in the shadow of the Almighty. I have a place of refuge, for God takes me to His Secret Place where I am covered from the ways of the world and the attack of the enemy.
When I set at His feet I move to a place of preparation for my burial. I begin to bury those things not of Christ, those things which lead to sin, trespasses and iniquities.
When I set at His feet He pours expensive perfume over me. His grace, mercy, and love and I begin to work out my own salvation carefully with His guidance.
When I set at His feet He anoints me for His service.
When I set at His feet I find I do not weep alone but He cries with me, feeling all my pain.

Scripture shares with us another woman, a woman different than Mary. A woman who found herself broken in many pieces and she stood in need of more of Jesus. A woman who decided to place herself upon the Potter’s wheel; because she understood she was a woman who needed to be molded and shaped before she could become a vessel of expensive perfume.
When a certain immoral woman from the city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on His feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing His feet and putting perfume on them. Luke 7: 37-38

When I set at the feet of Jesus I receive cleansing.
When I set at the feet of Jesus I receive forgiveness from my sins. I no longer hold myself in condemnation.
When I set at the feet of Jesus I know I can pour out my all upon Him. I can give Him every situation, every circumstance, every care. I can pour and pour and all He will receive.
When I set at the feet of Jesus I learn to praise through the trails, troubles, situations and circumstances of my life. The more I pour on Him the more He pours on me until I move from praise to worship. It is at His feet I learn to lift Him up, magnify Him, and glorify Him. At His feet I learn how to love Him back. I learn to express loving adoration; He becomes the true center of my joy.
There is yet another written in scripture who leads me to the feet of Jesus. She stood in need of a physical healing, but she has taught many of us we can take all our issues to EL SHADDAI, "God All Sufficient."

And there was a woman in the crowd who had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding. She had spent everything she had on doctors and still could find no cure. She came up behind Jesus and touched the hem of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped. Who touched me?" Jesus asked. Everyone denied it, and Peter said, "Master, this whole crowd is pressing up against you." But Jesus told him, "No, someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me." When the woman realized that Jesus knew, she began to tremble and fell to her knees before him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had touched him and that she had been immediately healed. "Daughter," he said to her, "your faith has made you well. Go in peace." Luke 8:43-48

This woman didn’t reach for Jesus hand, she didn’t plead with Him hoping to touch His heart, she didn’t call out His name asking for mercy she went to a different place of power, she went to the hem of His garment and at His feet she found immediate healing.

When I set at the feet of Jesus I find healing for my soul.
When I set at the feet of Jesus I find my faith grows.
When I set at the feet of Jesus I find peace for my weary soul.
When I set at the feet of Jesus I find rest.
When I set at the feet of Jesus I find no matter how many years I carry my stuff if I surrender it to Him once and for all He can immediately find a cure.
When I set at the feet of Jesus I find healing power.
When I set at the feet if Jesus I find restoration.

When I set at the feet of Jesus my heart come to an understanding of who Jesus really is in my life.
He calms my fears and removes my doubts. He lifts me to a place beyond my self a place of hope, a place where I know I am more than a conquer and no weapons formed against me shall prevail. A place where no matter what surrounds, no matter the trails my God is still good and still trustworthy and most of all still God. At His feet I learn over and over God meets me right where I am, no matter where that might be; hopeless, restless, lost, doubtful, confused, seeking, desiring, reaching, exploring, trusting, loving, praising, worshipping. He is there in it all, and through it all. “One God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” Ephesians 4: 6

Prayer
My Lord at Your precious nail scared, blood stained feet I place my trust, my hope, my sins, my praise, my worship, myself.

Spiritual Sundays

2010-01-02T23:06:00.002-05:00

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Seeking

2009-07-21T22:22:00.000-04:00

Reflection
God is saying very clearly I desire to be a part of your life. I desire to bless you with much. It is easy to develop a relationship with me. I am here and I am available to you and for you. You only have to seek me. Come today , come through my word, come in prayer, come through the psalms bringing the praise I have given to you, come in worship, I am here. Come with your troubles, come with your cares, come with your joy, come with a rejoicing heart, come today while I can be found. I am waiting with generosity, with mercy, with grace, with compassion. I am waiting for you with a heart desiring to bless.

Prayer
Lord, my God I give You thanks because You are near, as close as I allow. You O God are the perfect gentleman inviting me to draw near seeking You for a blessing, for relationship. You O God extends the invitation to come to you right now and when I come I will find You, waiting. Lord I thank you, I praise You, Awesome God, mysterious God who plainly makes Himself known. Lord my heart rejoices in You, my soul cries out to You, my soul sings love songs with Your name, for You are great and mighty my loving Lord. In Jesus name I lift my heart. Amen

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The Beauty of God

2009-06-24T22:50:00.007-04:00

As gold comes from the northern mountains, so a terrible beauty streams from God. Job 37:22

The beauty of God is seen in His Power and Might.
A terrible beauty, O God, streams from your sanctuary. It's Israel's strong God! He gives power and might to his people! O you, his people - bless God! Ps 68:35 -
Bravo, God, Bravo! Everyone join in the great shout: Encore! In awe before the beauty, in awe before the might. Ps 96:7

God’s Beauty sets Him apart from all creation.
Royal splendor radiates from Him; a powerful beauty sets him apart. Ps 96:6

Each day is filled with the Beauty of the Lord
Just as each day brims with your beauty, my mouth brims with praise. Ps 71:8

Goodness and blessings flows from His Beauty.
Oh yes! God gives Goodness and Beauty; our land responds with Bounty and Blessing. Ps 85:12

His Beauty is clothed in love and loyalty to His people.
For God is sheer beauty, all-generous in love, loyal always and ever
Ps 100:5

We walk in the reflection of His great beauty day by day.
Your vibrant beauty has gotten inside us - you've been so good to us! We're walking on air! Ps 89:17

Praise God for His Beauty.
Great and terrible your beauty: let everyone praise you! Holy. Yes, holy. Ps 99:3

His Beauty poured on me.
Your beauty and love chase after me every day of my life. I'm back home in the house of God for the rest of my life. Ps 23:6

My Prayer
I'm asking God for one thing, only one thing: To live with him in his house my whole life long. I'll contemplate his beauty; I'll study at his feet. Ps 27:4

My Worship
I bow before the Beauty of God, on my knees – I worship! Ps 96:9 (Paraphrased)

My Thanks
I live my life in holy beauty to reflect His great glory. 1 Peter 3:2b (Paraphrased)

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Jesus is Lord

2009-06-23T23:15:00.007-04:00

Reflection
What are you bowing today?

Prayer
Father God, God of Holiness thank you for thy most precious gift, Jesus my Savior and Lord. My prayer today Lord God is to help me bow my life to Jesus. Sweet Jesus be Lord of my life today and all my days. In Your Holy Name I pray. Amen

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Being Still

2009-06-17T22:49:00.004-04:00

This button was at Lisa's at extravangant grace for WFW and it just stayed with me.
Quietness is something I am seeking to do more of- Quietness to be in the Lord's presence- Quietness to hear clearly His voice. Quietness so it can sink in He is God and He is my God. Today I give thanks again for times of stillness/quietness- those special moments when I can get still and let God show me Himself, leaving me knowing He is God.

I pray still moments for you today.

Giving thanks for a Father whom many say I resemble-this is comforting because He now rest with God. Before joining the Heavenly Father he left me with a wonderful spiritual legacy- He was a godly man and I learned much from him, much of which He received from his own godly father- how blessed is my life for having been in the family of two such godly men. Even with this I give praise for the Father I wish to resemble even more my Heavenly Father, Creator and Sustainer. I pray others see the resemblance and when I fall short and they don't may they point this out to me.
Giving thanks for God, my Father who looks upon me with adoration and love.

I pray wonderful memories of a loving "Father" for you today.

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He Sweet I Know-------Thankful Thursdays

2009-06-04T00:46:00.003-04:00

Laurie gives thanks today for the sweetness of God’s word. I want to follow suit and give thanks for the sweetness of our Savior.

He's sweet I know
He's sweet I know
Dark clouds may rise
And strong winds may blow
But, I’ll tell the world
Wherever I may go
That I have found a Savior
And He's sweet I know

I can't forget
When I was sad
Head hanging down
And my soul feeling bad
But, all I could say
Was "Lord, take my heart"
You know, Jesus heard me praying
And He gave me a song

He's sweet I know
He's sweet I know
Dark clouds may rise
And strong winds may blow
But, I’ll tell the world
Wherever I may go
That I have found a Savior
And He's sweet I know

Sometimes I'm tried
By Satan's snares
And my burdens seem
So hard to bear
And I'm talked about, Lord
In whatever I do
But, I know a Savior
And He'll take me on through

He's sweet I know
He's sweet I know
Dark clouds may rise
And strong winds may blow
But, I’ll tell the world
Wherever I may go
That I have found a Savior
And He's sweet I know

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The Pure Heart

2009-06-02T23:49:00.007-04:00

Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8

The pure heart is void of worldly desires
The pure heart is free from evil desires
The pure heart does not hold on to wicked purposes
The pure heart does not worship idols
The pure heart does not tell lies
The pure heart does not cheat
The pure heart is filled with love which reflects God
The pure heart sees God by faith
The pure heart has a right relationship with God
The pure heart may seek God, and shall see Him, basking in His Holy Presence for all eternity.

Life Application
Ask God to empower you to live a pure life through the Holy Spirit. A life in which you show your understanding of His will and His way; daily reflecting patience with and for others; where kindness flow from you in word and deed and your expressions of love are clothe in truth.
We show we are servants of God by our pure lives, our understanding, patience, and kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us, by our sincere love. 2Co 6:6 -

Make up your mind and seal it in your heart “I respect God” and because I respect God I commit to keeping all things from my body which makes it and my soul unclean. I will cast out every unholy thought, thing and person which leads me to unholy acts.
Dear friends, we have these promises from God, so we should make ourselves pure -- free from anything that makes body or soul unclean. We should try to become holy in the way we live, because we respect God. 2Co 7:1

Daily engage in prayer asking God to keep your heart, spirit, soul, body, your whole self in His perfect care belonging to Him alone; His treasured possession.
Now may God himself, the God of peace, make you pure, belonging only to Him. May your whole self -- spirit, soul, and body -- be kept safe and without fault when our Lord Jesus Christ comes. 1Th 5:23

Live Holy
He died so that he could give the church to himself like a bride in all her beauty. He died so that the church could be pure and without fault, with no evil or sin or any other wrong thing in it. Eph 5:27

Life Prayer
God, Most Holy create in me a clean and pure heart; a heart free of the stain of sin. Let me reflect the beauty of the church for which You are coming back to claim as Your own. Wash me of all impurities; making me faultless in mine, body, spirit and soul. Empower me O Lord by Your Holy Spirit. In Jesus Sweet Name I pray.

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The Joy of My Salvation Thankful Thursday

2009-05-27T23:20:00.005-04:00

The Joy of My Salvation
Last week I was have a moment with God and as I was praising God for being the joy of my salvation, I realize what these words really mean to me. The emotions which envelop me brought me to a place I have had the pleasure of experiencing several times in recent days; indescribable, not the moments but God. Sometimes the words we use to describe God are just not enough and this is the reason He is the joy of my salvation. My salvation is wonderful and I am very thankful for it; but now I realize it is God’s presence in my salvation, it is my relationship with Him, it is God showing up in my life at unexpected times, doing unexpected things. God is the
joy of my salvation because He cares for me beyond even my understanding, He loves me special. God has given me so much the greatest Jesus Christ who made my salvation possible. He open the door so I could be righteous in the eyes of God, Jesus made it possible for me to draw close to my Lord to move beyond the outer courts but into the holy of holies and there I find God’s glory. God Himself laid the path for me to know Him, experience Him, trust Him, love Him, and seek to dwell in Him all the days of my eternal life. He is the joy of my salvation because He is “Salvation”- Jesus-Jehovah is salvation.

Today I give thanks
For the wonderful indescribable joy of my salvation.
For the moments in which God speaks directly to my heart, revealing Himself to me.
For opportunities to share God with others who seek to know Him.
Because God has dressed me in clothing of salvation and I am as beautiful as a bride with her jewels.

Deeper Personal Study and Reflection

Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Habakkuk 3:18

I am overwhelmed with joy in the LORD my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom in his wedding suit or a bride with her jewels. Isaiah 61:10

But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the LORD alone." Jonah 2:9

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Enduring Hardships""--------wfw

2009-05-26T22:43:00.005-04:00

Reflection
Christians often like the world hates the thought of suffering. We run from it, dreading to endure any un-pleasantries. On the surface we can’t find anything good in suffering or hardships. Where is the good in pain, anguish, distress, misery, agony, torment, and affliction in other words suffering and hardship? God is a God of love; He seeks to give us joy, pleasures evermore. So why does He instruct us to endure hardships as a good soldier? What are the benefits of suffering? Mature Christians have learned it is in our suffering and endurance God does some of His best and enduring work in us. It is in the hard times we seek God with a passion, we lean in close to Him, stretching beyond our limited capacity to be near Him. It is in suffering we come to realize God is God. It is in hardships, pain, misery, and anguish we come to know God is “I AM”. Like a good soldier in suffering I need to follow orders when they come from my Captain, the Lord. The good soldier understands she will be covered by the Lord, trusting His plans for her life will set her upon a path of righteousness. She knows God’s orders are for her better good.
A good soldier is always ready to be shipped out whatever the assignment. It does not matter what the work order entails, I have to put my fears behind me, pack my bags and report for duty. Like Sarah, she listens to the head, even if it takes her into godless territory. (Genesis 20:1-18)
A good soldier understands the word selflessness, meaning I am ready to put the needs of others before my own. She is very much aware she must keep the agenda of the kingdom uppermost, it is her center and she fully understands life is not about individual parts but the whole body.
Though she is bound by chains of distress, afflictions, torment and pain the good soldier continues to preach the Good News. She preaches to the nations-family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, associates and believers though I suffer I endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory. I will stand with the Lord until my suffering is turned to joy, my distress soothe, my afflictions removed, my troubles a distant memory. A good soldier endures until the battle is over, “if I perish I perish”. A good soldier is not like the raging waves tossing to and froth but is faithful until the end, showing forth her salvation by living faithfully knowing God is ever in control. A good soldier endures conscious her God is preparing her for greater smaller things, every good work.
A good soldier keeps her eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed - that exhilarating finish in and with God - he could put up with anything along the way: cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. (Hebrews 12:2 MSG) We endure hardships because the reward is priceless, far outweighing every pain, anguish, distress, misery, agony, torment, and affliction, eternal life with God.

Deeper Personal Study
2 Timothy 2:2-14
Hebrews 12

Reflective Prayer
Lord, being a good soldier is not always easy. I know in my suffering You are growing me, teaching me, preparing me, I pray for your strength which will help me to endure. I recognize Christ suffered much more for me, help me to be like Christ keeping my eyes on the reward, He brought me salvation, help me to live out my salvation by standing and enduring, showing myself faithful like a good soldier of the cross. In Jesus enduring, everlasting Name I pray. Amen

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My Soul Delights

2009-05-19T23:23:00.008-04:00

Reflection
Life is full of drama, some scenes we authored and others were co-authored by the enemy of wickedness. Some scenes end in joy others in pain. As we passed through the painful ones we sometimes find our thoughts have become bitter, angry, and confused leaving us lost, lonely, beside ourselves with fear and doubts; “BUT” no matter the situation when we turn to the Great Comforter, our soul will take delight. In God we find hope, our doubts force us to turn back our mind to all God has done for us. How He took away the pain inflicted by the enemy. How He came through when everything surrounding us looked hopeless. How He raised us out of the muck and mire we sank our lives. We turn back the pages of our lives and witness once again how disappointments became the ink in which we wrote a new chapter filled with joy and hope for a new tomorrow. We ride back down roads filled with curves, bumps, holes, yield signs, detours and yes stop signs, nevertheless we made it through and the roads became straight and as we search how we overcame we see the strong hand of God is behind us, beside us and before us. We realize God surrounds us, we cannot leave His Presence. We feel His unfailing love poured out on us, His tender mercies bringing us from dark places to set us in His marvelous light filling us with His surpassing peace. How wonderful is our God, what lengths He goes to bring us to a spacious place because He delights in us, delivering us from our distresses, never giving us over to the enemy. (2 Samuel 22:20, Psalm 18:9, Psalm 31:8 paraphrased) How can our soul not take flight in joyful delight, our God is the author of joy, delighting in showing His mercy. Micah 7:18

Going Deeper in Personal Reflection
Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. Micah 7:18

The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17

He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. 2Samuel 22:20 -

He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. Psalm 18:19 -

You have not handed me over to the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place. Psalm 31:8 -

Heart Words
Lord my God! God who takes delight in me and brings me from a trouble mind to one of hope, joy, and peace. Father my heart sings because you find reason to sing over me. You take care of all my troubles and You always bring me to the Rock that is higher than I. You O Lord are the wings in which I hide; You are my dwelling place for evermore. Thank You Lord, in Jesus great and merciful Name I pray.

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Righteous God----------Thankful Thursdays

2009-05-13T23:27:00.006-04:00

I give thanks for people who challenges me with the word of God, taking me to the place where I eagerly go to God’s word searching and seeking that I might know Him better, seeing the true God of heaven and earth, not the God created in the mind of man.

I give thanks because God answers me when I call to Him.

I give thanks because God delivers me from my distresses, showering me in sweet relief.

I give thanks because God is merciful to me, I have not received my just punishment Jesus decided He was much better able to handle it for me though He did nothing to deserve it and I did nothing to earn it.

I give thanks because God hears my cries, anxieties, petitions, and requests. He closely listens to me, and responds. I give thanks for God open the way for me to communicate with Him, prayer through Christ Jesus.

I give thanks because God is Wisdom and He generously give it when we ask.
If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. James 1:5 This is my favorite verse on wisdom.

T give thanks because God is a "Righteous God"
I give thanks because God is a "God of Wonder"
I give thanks because God is a "God of Compassion"
I give thanks because God is a "Faithful God"
I give thanks because God is a "Banner" over me.
I give thanks because God is my "Bread".

I give thanks because God is “So Much God”.

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Trusting God----------------------------WFW

2009-05-12T22:36:00.008-04:00

Trusting in the Lord pays big dividends. Proverbs 3 teaches us about just a few.

Desire: A long and satisfying life.
God’s Instructions: My child, never forget the things I have taught you and store my commands in your heart,

Desire: Finding favor with both God and people, gaining a good reputation.
God’s Instructions: Never let loyalty and kindness get away from you! Wear them like a necklace; write them deep within your heart.

Desire: To have God direct my paths.
God’s Instructions: Trust in Me the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Acknowledge Me the Lord and seek My will in all you do.

Desire: To gain renewed health and vitality.
God’s Instructions: Don't be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear Me the LORD and turn your back on evil.

Desire: To have my barns fill with grain, and vats overflowing with the finest wine.
God’s Instructions: Honor Me the LORD with your wealth; give Me the first and the best.

God promises if we trust in Him with all our heart, letting go of our limited understanding of how things really work and allow Him to do His will which is always best and fill with knowledge, in our lives we will receive our heart desire. Continuing to set our course without consulting God, seeking His wisdom is unwise and will lead to heartache, pain, confusion and many other such sorrows. Why not take the path which leads to joy and success?

Going Deeper with Daily Acts of Faith
Turn to God for every decision.

It's impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him. Hebrews 11:6

Reflect throughout the day about your decisions; ask God if they were pleasing to Him.

Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your principles! Psalm 119:5

Utilize the word of God for daily, moment by moment inspiration.

Instead you thrill to God's Word; you chew on Scripture day and night. Psalm 1:2

Search your heart; keep it filled with things which flow from the Father.

Above all else, guard your heart, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23

Trust the Holy Spirit to lead and guide you in the right way.

Those who think they can do it on their own end up obsessed with measuring their own moral muscle but never get around to exercising it in real life. Those who trust God's action in them find that God's Spirit is in them - living and breathing God! Romans 8:5 Message

Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. Romans 8:5 NLT

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not lean on your own
understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your
paths.

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What A Wonder ---------------------------- WFW

2009-05-06T08:16:00.006-04:00

1 "My heart pounds as I think of this. It leaps within me. 2 Listen carefully to the thunder of God's voice as it rolls from his mouth. 3 It rolls across the heavens, and his lightning flashes out in every direction. 4 Then comes the roaring of the thunder – the tremendous voice of his majesty. He does not restrain the thunder when he speaks. 5 God's voice is glorious in the thunder. We cannot comprehend the greatness of his power.

6 "He directs the snow to fall on the earth and tells the rain to pour down. 7 Everyone stops working at such a time so they can recognize his power. 8 The wild animals hide in the rocks or in their dens. 9 The stormy wind comes from its chamber, and the driving winds bring the cold. 10 God's breath sends the ice, freezing wide expanses of water. 11 He loads the clouds with moisture, and they flash with his lightning. 12 The clouds turn around and around under his direction. They do whatever he commands throughout the earth. 13 He causes things to happen on earth, either as a punishment or as a sign of his unfailing love.

14 "Listen, Job; stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!
15 Do you know how God controls the storm and causes the lightning to flash forth from his clouds? 16 Do you understand how he balances the clouds with wonderful perfection and skill? 17 When you are sweltering in your clothes and the south wind dies down and everything is still, 18 he makes the skies reflect the heat like a giant mirror. Can you do that? 19 "You think you know so much, so teach the rest of us what to say to God. We are too ignorant to make our own arguments. 20 Should God be told that I want to speak? Can we speak when we are confused?

21 We cannot look at the sun, for it shines brightly in the sky when the wind clears away the clouds. 22 Golden splendor comes from the mountain of God. He is clothed in dazzling splendor. 23 We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty, yet he is so just and merciful that he does not oppress us. 24 No wonder people everywhere fear him. People who are truly wise show him reverence." Job 37

Prayer
Lord God, O what a wonder You are. Creator and sustainer of all. Your power is mighty and Your ways beyond comprehension. I give glory and praise becasue You are my God, chosen to be Your special treasure. Lord I love You, I magnify Your holy name, I give reverence to You O lord for You are the One and Only, Holy and True God. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen

Reflection
Is your heart pounding when you consider all God's wonders in your life?

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My Help

2009-04-30T21:34:00.003-04:00

I look to the hills from which cometh my help, my help cometh from the Lord.
I look to the heavens there my help resides, my help is the Lord.
I look for my help, the Lord Almighty, full of truth and grace.
Strong and mighty is my God, all I put in His holy hands for He cares for me. He is my help.

Thankful Thursdays- Just Thanks

2009-04-29T23:17:00.004-04:00

So often God’s blessings are taken for granted, His pour out goodness on us daily is time and again overlooked. We lose focus of the important thing; we do not keep it the important thing as we move through our everyday activities. Today I pause my God to gives thanks for food, clothing, shelter, employment, water, lights, health, a car, a child not going to bed hungry, not wandering where the money will come from to pay a bill, groceries stores, restaurants, supportive family and friends, a place of worship, freedom, choices, the rising of the sun, the beauty of the moon shining forth to light my way, flowers surrounding my home to remind me of Your glory, green grass, refreshing rain, flowing rivers, the whispering of the wind, laughter, medication, doctors, teachers, spiritual guides, Your word and truth which brings hope, comfort, peace, joy, all Your creation.

Father daily I want to remember Your great blessings. Let me remember You are not just there in the problems, worries, and tribulations, You are always there, always blessing. I love and adore You. Thank You for loving and adoring me. Let me not forget those less fortunate and help me to bring You glory by bringing You to those in need. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen

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My Hiding Place

2009-04-28T20:47:00.006-04:00

For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. Psalm 32:7

Reflection
Oh how David reflects my heart with his words in Psalm 32. For me this is a psalm of hope, it shows me what God has done and what He will do. There is strength in these words penned by David over 2000 years ago and like all of God’s words still bring joy today, still can be applied to my life today. How awesome is our God?

God gives me joy, all my rebellion forgiven, every sin put out of sight my record cleared, there is nothing for which I can be condemned. Before I learned to confess my sins my life was really in misery and I couldn’t see the real state of my soul, I didn’t understand its’ groaning. I wasn’t really happy but I didn’t recognize God’s discipline; His molding and making of me. My strength zapped I learned to call upon Him. I became educated and stop hiding myself and my mess from Him, becoming real before Him and He cleansed me with the precious blood of Christ leaving me guilt free. Even greater, God became my hiding place rather than a place from which I ran. He is my great protector in all my troubles. Speaking to my heart “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life”, the life He has purposed for me. I no longer have to compare myself to others for God will guide me, watch over me, and counsel me with His great wisdom. He has raised me from the sea of sorrows and surrounded me with His unfailing love because He Himself taught me to trust in Him and Him alone. My heart now desires to be pure because it knows the Lord’s word holds true. My soul knows it can always rest under the wings of the Lord. He carries me to songs of victory; I am triumphant for my soul can always hide in the Lord. He is my secret place.

Deeper Personal Reflection
Every one of us needs to pray; when all hell breaks loose and the dam bursts we'll be on high ground, untouched. Psalm 32:6 the Message
What are these words speaking to your heart? What does it mean to you to be prayed up? What are you feeling as you mediate on the truth you will not drown in the floodwaters of judgment?

Deeper Personal Study
Psalm 32
Oh, what joy for those whose rebellion is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! 2 Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of sin, whose lives are lived in complete honesty! 3 When I refused to confess my sin, I was weak and miserable, and I groaned all day long. 4 Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Interlude 5 Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide them. I said to myself, "I will confess my rebellion to the LORD." And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude 6 Therefore let all the godly confess their rebellion to you while there is time that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.
7 For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude 8 The LORD says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you. 9 Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control." 10 Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the LORD. 11 So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!

Prayer
Lord, my God, my strength, my hope it is all in You. Heavenly Father You are the One whom I run when life is more than I can understand or bare; You are my hiding place. You O Lord keep me under the shadow of Your wings, in You I trust, it is You I seek for in You I find comfort, peace, answers and direction. How majestic is Thy Name, how great is Thy love, and how awesome is Thy care. Lord I thank You. In Jesus mighty name I pray. Amen

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Thankful Thursday

2009-04-22T23:01:00.014-04:00

I am Grateful!
Wonderful Father, thank you for this day, I shall rejoice and be glad in it. Thank you my Lord for bringing me to a spacious place, a place of joy and love, a place of knowing. Lord you have shown me Yourself and your care for me, even my tiniest need. In You I have found a new hope and a new strength. Thank You my Lord for the plans You have for me, plans not to harm me but to give me a hope and a future. Thank you Lord Thy God for the journey You have shared with me these beginning months of a new year. You have lead me, You have motivated me, You have manifested Thy Holy Spirit in me, Lord I I am grateful. You have been there for me even in y weakest moments. When I was slipping You pulled me up and put me back on track. Your love is unfailing.

Father God Your mercy endures forever. You showered Your grace and mercy on my mother by blessing her with another birthday, thank You. I thank You dear God for giving her a true servant heart and for Your continual care of my house through her. Thank You Lord for all of my family and Thy blessings of love through them; Your kindness and compassion is ever flowing. Thank You for putting my niece on a good path. Thank You Lord God of Heaven and earth for my job You are forever my Source. Father I magnify Your Holy Name, You are God who is able to do all things, upon You I can cast all my cares. In You I can place all my trust I can count on You Lord. Gracious is my God, forever shall Thy praise be upon my lips.

Thank You Adonai, my Lord.
Thank You ELOHIM, My power and might.
Thank You JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH, my ever present Lord.
Thank You JEHOVAH-ROHI, my Shepherd.
Thank You JEHOVAH-JIREH, my Provider.
Thank You Jehovah, my Lord.
Thank You EL-ROI, God who sees me.
Thank You EL-ELYON, Most High God.

In Jesus loving and saving Name I pray. Amen

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Kiss of Love ------ WFW

2009-04-21T21:45:00.009-04:00

Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen 1 Peter 5:14

Reflection
These instructions from our God I believe goes much deeper than they appear on the surface. We are to greet one another in love, with a true kiss of love. The challenge for me is to define my kiss of love in ways which are visible and meaningful to the kingdom of God. Many thoughts invade my mind about ways to show God's love in the earth, but honestly many of them stay there, in my mine. This I believe is not the intention of our heavenly Father. He places desires in my heart and it is up to me to take steps to bring those thoughts to fruition. Viewing this wonderful picture and this powerful scripture causes me to stop and consider how I have handled this guidance from God. I must say I have fallen short. So today I begin to challenge myself to stop skimming the surface of God's instructions and to begin to dig deep and seek ways to greet others with a kiss of love which speaks highly of the God I confess to serve.

Prayer
Father God, Holy and Righteous God I ask that you will continually put Your instructions in my mind and write them in my heart. When I miss the opportunity to follow your instruction, please do not give up on me, do not cease giving me thy words. Though my thoughts can never be as high as Yours, please mold them until they reach a level pleasing to You. Father I want to share in the joy of giving, remembering faithful service is an offering unto Thee. Let me be faithful in showing love which is true and brings You glory. Father help me to move beyond praying for those in need, help me to make my prayer a real, touchable, visible kiss. Help me to see the needs of my Christian brothers and sisters but Lord I want to move beyond the comforts of the Church to the need of Your world that Your Kingdom will truly be a part of the earth. In Jesus Name and by His power I pray. Amen

Deeper
Hebrews 8:10
Philippians 2:17-18

Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus.

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Beloved Son

2009-04-15T08:28:00.004-04:00

And suddenly a voice came from heaven saying This is my BELOVED SON in whom I am well please. Matthew 3:17

Can you hear the voice of God today, I can. Imagine how pleased God was with Jesus our Savior following His work on the Cross.

Let us keep Resurrection Day in our hearts today and in the days to come. Let it not just be another holiday and now we move on to the next one. Let us say how pleased we are with God's BELOVED SON by living as He commanded, loving one another, and keeping His life before the world, that all will share in this glorious resurrection we have been blessed to be partakers.

God would have none perish.

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Thankful Thursday-He Lives

2009-04-08T22:01:00.004-04:00

Luke 24:1-8
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.'" Then they remembered his words.

Today I give thanks because He is life.
"I am the Bread of Life" John 6:35

Today I give thanks because He defeated death.
Eight days after His death He said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don't be faithless any longer. John 20:27

Today I give thanks for with the same power God raise Christ from death, He shall raise me.
"Since we have been united with Him in His death, we will also be raised to life as He was. Romans 6:5

Today I give thanks because Christ gives eternal life. "for you have given Him authority over everyone.
"He gives eternal life to each one you have given Him." John 17:2

Today I give thanks because the tomb was empty.
"Then some women from our group of his followers were at His tomb early this morning, and they came back with an amazing report. they said His body was missing, and they had seen angels who tol them Jesus is alive. Some of our men ran out to see, and sure enough, His body was gone, just as the women had said." Luke 24:22-24

Today I give thanks because death couldn’t hold Him down.
He has risen, He lives and because He lives I live, Thank You Jesus, Lord and Savior.

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Servant

2009-04-08T00:30:00.003-04:00

And since I, your Lord and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other's feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. John 13: 14-15

Reflection
Have you washed any feet lately?

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Lifting Him Up

2009-04-05T00:02:00.003-04:00

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Journey to the Cross- A Prayer of Humility

2009-04-02T23:36:00.006-04:00

O Jesus! meek and humble of heart,
Hear me.

From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being honored,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being praised,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being approved,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being humiliated,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being despised,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of suffering rebukes,

Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected,
Deliver me, Jesus.

That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it
That others may be chosen and I set aside,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be praised and I unnoticed,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be preferred to me in everything,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val (1865-1930)

Thankful Thursday

2009-04-01T18:01:00.012-04:00

Today I give thanks for a heart walking in belief which flows from the Lord.

I give thanks for the joy of my salvation, which is found in the Lord.

I give thanks for the power within which is through the Lord. Thank You Father for Thy Holy Spirit which dwells in me. O Lord continue to fill me with thyself. Fill me Lord until I am overflowing with You in love, kindness, humility, peace, joy, generousity, wisdom, grace and mercy.

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The Cross

2009-03-31T22:39:00.005-04:00

As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. Luke 23:26

He didn’t apply for the job; he didn’t even see it advertised. Simon had no idea he would be carrying the cross of the Savior. He just happens by and was given the job, his skills were not assessed, and there was no interview, no resume, nothing. Why did God place upon a soldier’s heart to take the cross from Jesus, what is the message for us? The first thought of course is must Jesus bear the cross alone and all the world go free? No there’s a cross for everyone and there’s a cross for me. As I move towards The Resurrection I must ask myself have you looked at your crosses. Have you even picked up a cross? Are they the crosses Jesus meant for you when He said “And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple?” Luke 14:27. Unlike Simon I have a choice, Jesus left it up to me, I get to apply for the job. But, (and there is a big but) when I read further He also tells me to not be so quick to put in my application. “But don’t begin until you count the cost.” Luke 14:28. Wow! Not only must I take a look at my cross and make sure it is the right cross I must also decide if I am willing to pay the cost if I plan to go on whatever the cross.
Does my salvation, acceptance of Christ as my Savior automatically label me disciple? I think not, this is why I believe Simon had to pick up the cross. To show me Jesus would require more of me to be His disciple. Weak in his human flesh as I believe Christ was after His night of suffering I believe He would have carried the cross all the way to Golgotha if that had been the will of the Father. But my heart says God had another message for me, remember the words of my Son, you must pick up your own cross to truly be my disciple. I must admit I took the assignment without considering the cost. Today I have examine the cost; loving Jesus more than family, more than self, more than the world, more than my life; reaching out my hands in love and bearing another’s burden, forgiving those who have brought me pain, putting others before myself, letting go of my own selfishness, surrendering. I must admit the crosses I have bared have not always been easy and I have not always willingly pick up the cross I have carried-some were handed to me just like Simon. Consider the cost, it is nothing compared to what it cost my Savior. Yes, Jesus I still accept the call to pick up my own cross and follow Thee.

Must Jesus bear the cross alone,
And all the world go free?
No, there’s a cross for everyone,
And there’s a cross for me.
How happy are the saints above,
Who once went sorrowing here!
But now they taste unmingled love,
And joy without a tear.
The consecrated cross I’ll bear
Till death shall set me free;
And then go home my crown to wear,
For there’s a crown for me.
Upon the crystal pavement down
At Jesus’ piercèd feet,
Joyful I’ll cast my golden crown
And His dear Name repeat.
O precious cross! O glorious crown!
O resurrection day!
When Christ the Lord from Heav’n comes down
And bears my soul away.

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Quiet Hope

2009-03-28T23:48:00.003-04:00

Scripture
It's a good thing to quietly hope, quietly hope for help from God. Lamentation 3:26 Message

Reflection
When life is tough and you are in distress how do you hope in the Lord? Is your hope filled with tears, anxiety, restlessness, worry, confusion? What does your hope look like? Is it dressed in complaining and grumbling with a coat of isolation? Does your hope stand alone or does it bring faith and trust with it for company? Does your hope grace itself with praise, prayer and worship? Does it seek the strengthen words of the Lord? My friend what does your hope look like?

Does it resemble the quiet hope of Anna the Prophetess who quietly waited in the temple to see salvation come to Jerusalem in the flesh? (Luke 2:36-38) Does your hope bear a resemblance to the hope of Mary of Bethany who quietly sat at the feet of Jesus and took in all He had to pour into her as she sought understanding? (Luke 10:39) When you examine your hope is it similar to the Widow's Offering who gave all she had, hoping God would turn her little into much. (Luke 21:1-3) Can your hope stand up to Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego who refuse to trust, bow down or serve any but the God of all hope; quietly entering the furnace. “If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, The God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. But even if He doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, securely tied, fell into the roaring flames. (Daniel 3:17-18, 23) Does your hope match that of the Woman with the issue of blood who quietly made her way through the crowd to touch the hem where all her hope dwelled? (Mark 5 21:25-32)

It's a good thing to quietly hope, quietly hope for help from God.

Quietly meditate upon these words and let the Holy Spirit speak to your heart.
Where does your hope dwell?
Does your hope know its' help comes from the Lord God?
Are you hoping for something from God right now? What does it look like?

Prayer
Holy Father, sometimes our hope is not quiet. We let worry, anxiety, and yes doubt and fear get in the way of our hope. Lord we know You will come through but sometimes we allow the enemy to plant blocks that throw us off course. Lord forgive us and bring us back to pleasing hope where we quietly wait for your deliverance. Jesus in Your Holy name we pray. Amen

Thankful Thursdays- Holy Spirit

2009-03-18T23:37:00.005-04:00

Today I just want to take a few moments to give thanks for the Holy Spirit which dwells in me, a gift from God. The Holy Spirit works in our lives daily look at some of His works.

He fills us with joy! Thank You God!
At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, Luke 10:21

He reveals God’s plans! Thank You Lord!
Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. Luke 25:26-27

He gives us God’s word to speak. Thank You Father!
…for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say Luke 12:12

He gives us great counsel, teach and remind us of Jesus truths. Thank You God But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:26

He gives us instructions. Thank You God.
…until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. Acts 1:2

He helps us speak boldly the word of God. Thank You Lord.
After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. Acts 4:31 NIV

He strengthened and encourages us. Thank You Father.
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace. It was strengthened; and encouraged by the Holy Spirit; it grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord. Acts 9:31

He guides our journey. Thank You God
The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. Acts 13:4

He helps us not to speak when the time is not right. Thank You Father.

Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. Acts 16:6

He fills our hearts with the Love of God. Thank You Lord.
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. Romans 5:5

Thank You Father God, my Lord for Thy Holy Spirit and all His work in me. I know through Thy Holy Spirit You will complete in me every good and perfect work. Thank You Lord for not leaving me alone but giving me a Comforter, a Guide and a Teacher. May I always be open to Your voice through the Holy Ghost. Jesus in You mighty, awesome Name I pray. Amen

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WFW- Be Still

2009-03-17T23:23:00.003-04:00

Do you need to be comforted today?
Do you need reassurance today?
Do you need to let go of something today?
Do you need to feel loved today?
Do you need to trust today?
Do you need faith today?

Whatever you need today if you still your heart, mind, soul and spirit and put yourself in a safe place; Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. He alone is my God, and I trust Him; for He will rescue you (me) from every trap and protect you (me) from deadly disease. He will cover you with His feathers. He will shelter you (me) with His wings. His faithful promises are your (my) armor and protection. The voice of the Almighty Lord will come; The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name. When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them (you) in trouble. (Psalm 91:1-4, 14-15) BE STILL Put yourself in the Savior’s arms and walk with Him through this day and at the close of the day KNOW GOD IS GOD.

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Thankful Thursdays- Thy Word Part 2

2009-03-11T23:31:00.006-04:00

The Holy Spirit has been leading me this week to closely consider God’s word. Not only have I been lead to consider what God’s word bring to my life, I have been led to consider how I use the word of God, how much time I spend in His word and the ways in which I need to let His word become a part of me. God’s word is important it is our lifeline; with out it we limit our knowledge of God. I am constantly praying God would reveal Himself to me; one of the primary ways He does this is through His word. He reveals Himself to me not only through His written word but because of His great love for His people, for me, He brought His word to life, He gave it breath and it became a live in the earth.

In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God and the Word was God.

He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through Him, and nothing was created except through Him. John 1:1-3

The Word brought us life, and He brought us true light.
The Word brought us the right to become children of God,
The Word brought us God’s unfailing love and faithfulness.
The Word is near and dear to the Father’s heart; The Word has revealed God to us. John 1:9, 12, 17-18

The Word brought us a new life that will not quickly end. Our new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God. 1 Peter 1:23

I give thanks today for the Word of the Lord which remains forever.

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WFW-Thy Word

2009-03-10T22:08:00.005-04:00

WFW Reflection
When I need a lifeline Your word gives me a connection to hang on to.
When I need guidance Your word brings me help.
When I need strength Your word wraps around me and make me strong.
When I need focus Your word leads me to quietness, and I can hear Your voice.
When I need refreshing Your word pours in me, uplifting and invigorating me to move.
When I need inspiration Your word brings joy to my soul, encouraging me to keep going.
When I need to feel love You cover me with Your word, leaving me not only feeling love but falling in love more and more.
When I need You O God Your word flows in my soul.
When I was in darkness Your word became my light.
When I need to look at me, your word is my truth.
When I needed saving Your Word became flesh and gave me a new life.
Your Word is living and eternal, it is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.

Prayer

My God and my Lord I give thanks for Your Word. Keep O lord Your Word in my heart. Let Your Word guide me through each day and help me to live Your Word only in ways which will bring You Glory. May Your Word reign in every believing heart bringing the good news to all until every heart hold Your everlasting word. Jesus in Your Name I pray.

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Thankful Thursdays I Must Praise

2009-03-04T23:15:00.008-05:00

Praise the Lord, all nations! Glorify Him, all peoples!
For great is His faithful love to us; the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever: Hallelujah Psalm 117 HCSB

Today the Lord blessed me beyond measure. I knew when I called upon Him He would. He pulled scriptures from my heart to encourage and strengthen me. He assured me He had prepared the way before me. He helped me to remember His past faithfulness to me in the same circumstances. He showed me how much He loves taking me to the hilltops, just as He took Elijah and brought down fire from heaven. Today He brought down fire in my soul. Thus I lift my heart in praise, I lift my heart with thanksgiving. There is no God like our God, He is so wonderful; Awesome in power; mighty in love. Great is our God.

Thank You Father God
For always showing up when I need you.
For always knowing my needs
For always hearing the prayers of my heart.

For being magnified in my life
For being glorified in my life
For always going before me and preparing the way.
For every hilltop experience.
For Thy Faithfulness.

Lord I never would have made it without You. Thank You

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WFW- Courage with God

2009-03-03T19:04:00.005-05:00

Sometimes God calls us to move in a direction which brings fear to our hearts. The fear come usually because of lack of faith in self and because we can’t see the outcome. We don’t lack faith in God but we have little faith in self. We have yet to learn no matter how many times God shows Himself trustworthy it is about us moving out of spaces of comfort. We truly want to be obedient to the Lord but past failures, and doubts kick in overpowering past successes. God knows our every thought, He knows our hearts better than we do and because of His great love He steps in the midst of our reluctance with words of comfort. He knows just how to strengthen us for His calling. Is God calling you today? Are you letting the negatives of days long gone keep you from stepping forward? Do you have visions of “them” in your eyes? Move my sister in faith knowing God will never call you to a path in which He will not walk before you. Be STRONG and COURAGEOUS do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you, He will never leave you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6

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Sunday Praise

2009-02-28T20:57:00.004-05:00

Let the godly sing for joy to the Lord; it is fitting for the pure to praise Him. Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness, let us exalt His name together. Powerful is your arm! Strong is your hand! Your right hand is lifted high in glorious strength Your throne is founded on two strong pillars – righteousness and justice. Unfailing love and truth walk before you as attendants. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.
He ransoms me from death and surrounds me with love and tender mercies.
He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle's !
The LORD gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly.
He revealed his character to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel.
He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever.
He has not punished us for all our sins, nor does he deal with us as we deserve.
For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.
The LORD is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.
Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.
But the love of the LORD remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children's children of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments!
The LORD has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything.
Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise His holy name. Let all that I am praise the Lord, may I never forget the good things He has done for me. Let all that I am praise the Lord.

P- Prepare your heart. Confess your sins and pray for forgiveness.

R-Reflect on all God have done for you this week.

A- Arm yourself with praise tools; quietness, music, your bible/praise scriptures, an attitude of thanksgiving, prayer.

I-Involve the Spirit, Yield to the Spirit and let Him guide your heart and spirit to lifting up the Lord.

S- Seek to move into God’s presence. Shake off all your inhibitions and let go. Surrender to the Holy Spirit-invite Him to have His way.

E- Embrace each moment and feel the joy, let it rise from your essence.

Lord let all that I am praise You!

TT- Just Thankful

2009-02-25T21:41:00.005-05:00

I give thanks because God will not grow weary waiting on me, He is God of patience.
I give thanks because when I am weak God gives me power.
I give thanks because when I have no might God increases my strength.
I give thanks for the Holy Spirit which leads me to sacred moments.
I give thanks for guardian angels.
I give thanks for Pastors with a heart for his people and all of God’s children.
I give thanks traveling mercies.
I give thanks because I am a believer, God didn’t leave me where I was but reach out grabbed me and made me His own.
I give thanks because God walks with me.
I give thanks for alone time.
I give thanks for encouraging words.

I give thanks for God’s faithfulness.
I give thanks because Jesus saw His creation were a people in need of a Shepherd. Thank You Jesus for becoming my Shepherd, guarding me, leading me, watching over me, and feeding me. You truly provide for all my needs. You make me want to shout glory hallelujah!

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth neither faints, nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak and to those who have no might He increases strength. Isaiah 40:28-29

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WFW- In the Morning

2009-02-24T19:51:00.008-05:00

Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord
Each morning I bring my request to You and wait expectantly. Psalm 5:3

We are moving into a sacred period of time; a time when we begin to focus on Jesus; His work on earth, and His death. Many of us will enter into a Lentil fast. Some will give up foods, others behaviors. Some will give up their time and resources to those in need. Whatever you choose to do, remember this time is to be dedicated to drawing closer to the Lord, seeking to know Him better, enhancing of our relationship with God. We will increase the time we spend in prayer and bible study. We will develop a quiet time seeking to hear God’s voice. To encourage God, who is more than willing to speak to us let us look to Him first, let God, our Lord and Savior hear our voice in the morning. Let us set a personal standard to meet with God not only to bring our requests, but to bring our praise and our worship. Once we do this we can than look up as we wait expectantly to hear from God. Be blessed!

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Sunday Praise-Come magnify the Lord with me.

2009-02-21T20:15:00.006-05:00

Psalm 100
On your feet now - applaud God! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence. Know this: God is God, and God, God. He made us; we didn't make him. We're his people, his well-tended sheep. Enter with the password: "Thank you!" Make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him. For God is sheer beauty, all-generous in love, loyal always and ever. The Message

Reflection
Did you applaud God today?
Did you enter the santuary with a thankful praise?
Did you have a song of paise for God today?
Did you worship God just becasue He is God?
Did you see His love today?
Did you see His sheer beauty today?

God’s Beauty
Love•Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love. Psalms 48:9 NIV

Grace
•The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14

Mercy
• But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life Titus 3-7

Compassion
• Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,

Holy
• And Mary said: "My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me-- holy is his name. Luke 1:46-49

Truth
• Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. Psalm 43:4

Shelter
• For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock. Psalm 27:5

Stronghold
• He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me. Psalm 114:2

Strength

• If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen 1Peter 4:11

Savior
• God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel. Acts 5:31

High Priest
• Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. Hebrews 3:1

Life
• Life itself was in him, and this life gives light to everyone. John 1:4

Creator
• In the beginning the Word already existed. He was with God, and he was God. He was in the beginning with God. He created everything there is. Nothing exists that he didn't make. John 1:1-3

God is worthy of our praise and our worship. Enter His Holy Place today and magnify Him, minister to Him with your voice, prayers, hands, feet. Let Him know just how much you love and adore Him.

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Thankful Thursdays---God's Power

2009-02-18T23:46:00.005-05:00

Have you never heard or understood? Don't you know that the LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth? He never grows faint or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding. He gives power to those who are tired and worn out; he offers strength to the weak. Isaiah 40:28 -29
Today I give thanks for the power of Christ which strengthen me. Power which never grows faint or weary.

Our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. Romans 6:6
I give thanks for the power of Christ which defeated the power of sin and it no longer holds me in slavery;

So this is the point: The law no longer holds you in its power, because you died to its power when you died with Christ on the cross. And now you are united with the one who was raised from the dead. As a result, you can produce good fruit, that is, good deeds for God. Romans 7:4
I give thanks for the power of Christ which produce good fruit in me.

For the Kingdom of God is not just fancy talk; it is living by God's power.
1 Corinthians 4:20
I give thanks for the power of Christ which shows me the Kingdom of God is not just fancy talk but living by God’s power;

For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey him and the power to do what pleases him. Philippians 2:13
I give thanks because God is working in me, truly giving me the desire to obey Him and the power to do those things which are pleasing to Him.

Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our hearts from deeds that lead to death so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. Hebrews 9:14
I give thanks for the power of the precious blood of Christ;
I give thanks for the power of the blood of Christ which purifies my heart from deeds that lead to death
I give thanks for the power to worship the living God.
I give thanks Heavenly Father for by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered Himself to You as a perfect sacrifice for my sins.

I give thanks for the power of God which draws me closer to Him daily I give thanks for the power of God which takes my faults, issues, messiness, junk, filth, dirt and cast them aside and reaches down to me in love and compassion; meeting me where I am at my need.

Lord I simply with a loving heart gives thanks today for your power which is able to do all things, anything and everything. Jesus in Your Mighty Name I pray. Amen

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WFW The Prize

2009-02-17T22:02:00.003-05:00

I'm not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me.
Friends, don't get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I've got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward - to Jesus.
I'm off and running, and I'm not turning back.
So let's keep focused on that goal, those of us who want everything God has for us. If any of you have something else in mind, something less than total commitment, God will clear your blurred vision - you'll see it yet!
Now that we're on the right track, let's stay on it.
Stick with me, friends. Keep track of those you see running this same course, headed for this same goal. Philippians 3:12-17

None have attained the perfection we desire in Christ, but those who are His possession are continually being moved toward the goal through the power of Christ Jesus. We may stumble or falter along the way but don’t ever give up. Keep your focus and keep the prize before you, keep running forward letting each step lead you toward the promise.

Run for the Prize
Eternal life with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit;
Christ will change your weak, mortal body into a glorious body like His very own;
Everlasting peace;
No tears;
No sickness;
A citizen of the New Jerusalem;
The crown of Life;
You will sit with Christ on His throne;
Authority over all the nations;
Morning Star;
Manna now hidden away in heaven;
A white stone engraved with a new name only known to you;
Fruit from the Tree of Life in the paradise of God;
You shall be a pillar in the Temple of God, and you will never have to leave it and Jesus will write on you the Name of God and His new Name; Unbroken fellowship with the Father and the Son. “I will be their God”

They will be my people, and I will be their God. Jeremiah 32:38

I will make my home among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people. Ezekiel 37:27

All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children. Revelation 21:7

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Thankful Thursdays

2009-02-11T23:25:00.005-05:00

Today I give thanks because God takes great delight in me, quiets me with His love and rejoice over me with singing.
The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17

I give thanks because God will not forget me He has inscribed me on the palm of His hand.
See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me. Isaiah 49:16

I give thanks because no one and no power can snatch me from the Hand of God. I am His.
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. John 10:28

I give thanks because I have eternal life through the shed blood of Jesus.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

I give thanks for joy which comes after all weeping.
His anger lasts for a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may go on all night, but joy comes with the morning.
Psalm 30:5

I give thanks because God’s goodness, and love pursue me and I will dwell in the Lord’s House forever.

Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the LORD forever. Psalm 23:6

I give thanks for the wonderful wisdom of God which He freely gives generously to me when I ask.
But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the mighty power of God and the wonderful wisdom of God. 1Co 1:24

I give thanks because I am pure and holy through Christ.
God alone made it possible for you to be in Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made Christ to be wisdom itself. He is the one who made us acceptable to God. He made us pure and holy, and he gave himself to purchase our freedom. 1Co 1:30

I give thanks because I can cling to Jesus ever trusting Him and because He is my High Priest now setting at the Right Hand of God.
That is why we have a great High Priest who has gone to heaven, Jesus the Son of God. Let us cling to him and never stop trusting him. Heb 4:14

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WFW The Relinquished Life

2009-02-10T22:15:00.003-05:00

The Relinquished Life

“I am crucified with Christ.”
Galatians 2:20

No one is ever united with Jesus Christ until he is willing to relinquish not sin only, but his whole way of looking at things. To be born from above of the Spirit of God means that we must let go before we lay hold, and in the first stages it is the relinquishing of all pretence. What Our Lord wants us to present to Him is not goodness, nor honesty, nor endeavour, but real solid sin; that is all He can take from us. And what does He give in exchange for our sin? Real solid righteousness. But we must relinquish all pretence of being any thing, all claim of being worthy of God's consideration.

Then the Spirit of God will show us what further there is to relinquish. There will have to be the relinquishing of my claim to my right to myself in every phase. Am I willing to relinquish my hold on all I possess, my hold on my affections, and on everything, and to be identified with the death of Jesus Christ?

There is always a sharp painful disillusionment to go through before we do relinquish. When a man really sees himself as the Lord sees him, it is not the abominable sins of the flesh that shock him, but the awful nature of the pride of his own heart against Jesus Christ. When he sees himself in the light of the Lord, the shame and the horror and the desperate conviction come home.

If you are up against the question of relinquishing, go through the crisis, relinquish all, and God will make you fit for all that He requires of you.

From Heartlight

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Giving Thanks - Part 2

2009-02-05T23:05:00.000-05:00

Giving Thanks Part 2

God calls us to give thanks in all things, even in the midst of the not so good times. It is not easy to give thanks when we are in the midst of sadness, sorrows, pain, losses, depression, illness or any type of crisis. In spite of the fact this may appear hard, God says we can do it. He even gave us an example of how to give thanks when we are going through. Let us look to Joseph who was able to give thanks in spite of his circumstances and see what advice we can gleam from his life.

Joseph was sold into slavery, taken from the people he knew and loved, from his father’s care and placed in a foreign country because of jealousy. How could one not be angry and bitter, full of hate? Joseph was not. We can imagine Joseph was confused about how he got into such a predicament; he had not done anything to deserve such punishment. Joseph kept focused on God, he gave thanks to God by continuing to walk upright and faithfully. Joseph teaches us no matter our situation we are not to take our eyes off God and we are to continue to do what is right in God’s eyes. He didn’t compromise his beliefs as demonstrated by his encounter with Potiphar’s wife, he didn’t dishonor his God. Joseph didn’t give Satan any kind of foothold into his life and because He kept God the centered, God gave him His favor, Joseph was successful in all he did. Again we can imagine this strengthen Joseph and kept him with an attitude of thanksgivings and kept him looking up rather than at his situation.

Could life get any worst for Joseph, yes he was thrown into prison because he chose not to disrespect his earthly master and more importantly his heavenly Master. Joseph refused to sin against God and found himself in prison, less freedom but not less opportunity to praise and give thanks to God. God continued to show Joseph his faithful love and Joseph responded to this love by giving God the glory for his gifts and his success. Even when it appeared Joseph wouldn’t be remembered and freed from his prison life he continued down the same path of trusting in and waiting on God. His thankful waiting resulted in not only his release from prison but promotion to the second highest office in the land. In this office Joseph was able to reunite with his family. Though Joseph was still hurting from the treatment of his brothers but he was able to give thanks through his pain by developing an attitude of forgiveness. He looked to God and saw His righteous hand in his life and knew God has set him on a path which would help him to save his family. Joseph’s ability to give thanks in the midst of trouble, trails, loses, lies, forgetfulness resulted in his being able to rejoice over the goodness of God.

When life throws us a curve ball, we can’t lose hope we must continue to give God glory and thanks. “In all things give thank to God for this is His will for you through Christ Jesus”. Ephesians 5:20

Step to giving thanks regardless of our circumstances.

• Remain focus on God; keep Him at the center of your life. Look up and not at your circumstances. “Abraham didn't focus on his own impotence and say, "It's hopeless. This hundred-year-old body could never father a child." Nor did he survey Sarah's decades of infertility and give up.” Romans 4:19 (the Message)

• Continue to walk righteously and faithfully. “this means that God’s holy people must endure persecution patiently and remain faithful. Revelation 13:10b (NLT)

• Do not compromise your beliefs. “So leave the corruption and compromise; leave it for good," says God. "Don't link up with those who will pollute you. I want you all for myself. 2 Corinthians 7:17 (The Message)

• Do not dishonor God. “Give honor to the LORD for the glory of his name. Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.” Psalm 29:2 (NLT)

Don’t give Satan a foothold into your life. Shut him out quickly. “And "don't sin by letting anger gain control over you." Don't let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 for anger gives a mighty foothold to the Devil. : Ephesians 4:26-27

• Keep an attitude of thanksgiving; look at the good in your situation. If you can see no good, see God’s goodness. “They will declare, "The LORD is just! He is my rock! There is nothing but goodness in him!" Psalm 92:15 (NLT)

• Continue to use the gifts God has blessed you with and give Him glory for those gifts. "I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God." 2Timothy 1:6 (NIV)

• Refuse to sin. “Do not let any part of your body become a tool of wickedness, to be used for sinning. Instead, give yourselves completely to God since you have been given new life. And use your whole body as a tool to do what is right for the glory of God. Romans 6:13 (NLT)

• Know God is directing your path, don’t forget He has a plan and purpose for your life. “But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God." Psalm 50:23 (NLT)

• Remember God’s timing is not the same as yours. His timing is always right and it will always come. The righteous person faces many troubles, but the LORD comes to the rescue each time. Psalm 34:19 (NLT)

• Remember God sees ahead and is preparing the way and preparing you. “The LORD will work out his plans for my life – for your faithful love, O LORD, endures forever. Don't abandon me, for you made me. Psalm138:8 (NLT)

• Be forgiving. “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.” Matthew 6:14 (NLT)

Know waiting on God will result in you being able to rejoice in His goodness. “ But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. “ Isaiah 40:31 (KJ)

• See God’s righteousness in the midst of troubles and draw your strength from Him. “They rejoice in your name all day long; they exult in your righteousness.” Psalm 89:16 (NLT)

TT--The Power of Christ

2009-02-05T00:05:00.004-05:00

The Gospels in Matthew 9:18-26, Mark 5:21-43, and Luke 8:41-55 shares the account of Jarius’s Daughter and the Woman with an issue of blood. Last night my devotional reading led me to pay attention to the sequence of these events and I came away with a deeper awareness of the power of our Savior. I was led to this deeper awareness by the Holy Spirit and author Beth Moore, “Jesus, 90 days with the One and Only.” Both Jarius and the Woman with the issue of blood teach us about real faith, unshakeable faith in Christ. Beth took me to the root of my faith. Jarius believed all Jesus had to do was lay His hands on his daughter and she would live again. The woman with the illness believed all she had to do was touch the hem of His robe and she would be healed. Amazing she didn’t even believe she had to touch His body at all, healing was available if she could just touch a piece o His outer garment. They both because of their faith were rewarded, Jarius daughter lived again and the woman was healed. But wait there is much more for you to gain. Jesus met Jarius first and as He was on His way to his house with a large crowd following and pressing against Him, the woman reached out and touch the hem of His garment and
Jesus felt healing power go from Him. Beth says, “The primary point I want to make is that Christ released enough power to heal a woman of a twelve- year hemorrhage, but still had plenty to raise Jarius’s daughter from the dead!” Beth requested we let this fact move from our head and sink into our heart. Let us now consider some who have encountered the power of Christ; the blind, the deaf, lepers, the demon possess, Lazarus, the Sinful woman, the disciples, Mary Magdalene, the Samaritan Woman and her town, and the 3 Hebrew boys. “Christ power supply is limitless, His power and mercy are infinite.” (Moore, Jesus, 90 days with the One and Only) The clincher to all of this was the writing assignment; make a list of your greatest needs currently. Once you have made the list, review it and say out loud “Jesus, You have enough power!” I know Jesus has more than enough power to meet my greatest needs (I had 11 things on my list). I can’t wait to see the power of Christ meet them all.

I give thanks today for Christ power supply which is limitless.
I give thanks for the ways God takes me deeper in Him awarding me a greater knowledge of Him.
I give thanks for devotionals which take me to another place in the Lord.
I give thanks for those writers who allow the Holy Spirit to use them to minister.
I give thanks for Jarius who saw and believed in the power of Christ.
I give thanks to the Woman with the issue of blood for showing me no matter how long I have had my issues Christ has the power to heal, all I have to do is reach and if all I can get to is the fringe of His power it will be enough.
I give thanks because at the same time Christ is meeting my needs He has the power to meet each and everyone of yours. What power. What a mighty God we serve. He is always more than enough.

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WFW-Comfort

2009-02-03T23:01:00.003-05:00

When doubts filled my mind, Your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. Psalm 94:19 The Message

How our thoughts can sometimes lead us to places we rather not be, but we often find ourselves lingering there. We want to leave but some unknown force keeps us there until we find ourselves in a sea of self-doubt, or sinking into a pool called “no confidence”. Some times we may even find ourselves floating in the river of “mistrust” and then there are moments where we are in the big ocean where pain, hurt, shame, guilt, denial, rejection, confusion and a multitude of afflictions float in and around us. We reach for the shoreline but it seems to moves further away the more we struggle to swim towards it, always just out of reach. Our thoughts can place us in dirty, murky waters and we try to take control and cast away these wicked thoughts because we are daughters of the King and we know better, but the force just won’t let go and we continue to linger. We linger until our soul says enough, no more and we allow it to open to our Refuge and Strength, our mighty Fortress. Once open the waves begin to recede, we can breathe. With each breathe God pours into us. He pours His word, and with His word comes strength, with strength comes, confidence and wisdom closely following another breath and I am comforted; delight fills my soul; I am hopeful yet again because Thy has comforted my soul.

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2009-01-31T23:31:00.003-05:00

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Thankful Thursdays- Praying the word of God

2009-01-28T23:09:00.006-05:00

From Genesis to Revelation we can find reasons to give God thanks, we know He accepts our prayers when we pray according to His will and His word. We can magnify the Lord with His word and we can use His word to bring us closer to Him, for His word is our truth when we apply it to our lives.

Father God, Most Holy God I come with a heart of thanksgiving. I thank You Father for prayer; I can pray for anything and if I have faith in You, whole heartily believing, I will receive whatever I ask. Holy Father thank you for complete joy: You have spoken unto me Your word that Your joy might remain in me and that my joy might be full. Lord I humbly give thanks for your love; just as the Father has loved You, You have also love me and has commanded me to remain in your love. Thank You my God for wisdom which you so freely give generously and without criticizing. Lord I lift my heart in thanks for You will work out Your plans for my life, for Your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. You O Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; the God of my strength, in whom I will trust, thank You dear Lord, my Provider. Thank You Father for I have sinned and have fallen short of Your glory, but You O Lord have justified me freely by Your grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, and now also in Christ Jesus I who was once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ for He Himself is my peace. Thank You Lord my God because everything I need to have a life pleasing to You has been miraculously given to me by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited me to You dear God. In Your glorious and magnificent Name Jesus I offer this prayer of thanksgiving. Amen

Matthew 21:22
John 15:11
John 15:9
James 1:5
Psalm 138:8
2 Samuel 22:2-3
2 Peter 1:3

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WFW- God's Faithful Love

2009-01-27T21:34:00.005-05:00

The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease.
Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.
I say to myself, “the Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him! Lamentations 3: 22-24

There is no end to God’s faithful love. No end means it goes on and on and on forever, there is no stop sign, we will not come to the end of the road with God’s love. We will never find a barrier to inhibit the movement of His love. This truth will never change. Not only is there no end to His love, His mercies will never stop, they too go on and on. Every morning God’s love and mercies are present, as sure as the rising of the sun. Fresh as the morning, His love will flow on me new, meeting whatever I need today. Daily we can look to God to do a new thing. How awesome to walk in expectation as to how He will show His love to you today. He is my inheritance, my portion. The Lord gave each of the tribes of Israel a portion of the land He promised to them. To us He has given a greater inheritance, Himself. How awesome is that? The Israelites has continually fought for their portion, the land has come and gone from their hands numerous times, but our inheritance cannot be controlled by man, he has no power to take it. The Lord is our inheritance, say it out loud the Lord is my inheritance, in Him and in Him alone I will put my hope.

Reflection
Take this thought with you today; mediate on it throughout the day. What does this truth mean to you? Will this truth change the way you choose to walk with the Lord?

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He came to my rescue

2009-01-26T22:38:00.000-05:00

Lift Him High Today

Thankful Thursdays

2009-01-21T22:36:00.008-05:00

Random thanks

I give thanks for cleansing water
I give thanks for refreshing water
I give thanks for a cool breeze
I give thanks for chilly and cold winter walks in the quietness of sunset as night approach.
I give thanks for light that rain down from more stars than I can count reminding me I am one of Abraham’s descendents.
I give thanks for a book that touches my heart and moves me to want to be more.
I give thanks for the sound of laughter.
I give thanks new beginnings.
I give thanks for the past.
I give thanks for mail to encourage my heart.
I give thanks for surprises.
I give thanks for alone time.

I give thanks for a shower at the right temperature.
I give thanks for coffee with chocolate creamer.
I give thanks for chocolate.
I give thanks for my favorite CDs’
I give thanks for my home.
I give thanks for my family.
I give thanks for my daughter who helps me not to take life too seriously and to have fun along the way. This journey is so fill of wonderful things all put here by God to help me see Him, hear Him, know Him, embrace Him and embrace life for He is Life.

He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils and the man became a living person. Genesis 2: 7b
Then the Lord made a woman from the rib, (Genesis 2: 22)*He breathed the breath of life into the woman’s nostrils and the woman became a living person.

* Writer’s belief

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WFW--God's Dwelling Place

2009-01-20T21:00:00.003-05:00

Send forth your light and your truth let them guide me. Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. Psalm 43:3

Lord my heart desire is to rest upon Your holy mountain the place where you dwell. Give me thy light and thy truth; let my every step bring me closer to Your dwelling place for my soul longs for You and my heart hears Your voice calling out to me, come and talk with me, I am coming Lord, I am coming to Your dwelling place. Jesus in Your Name I pray. Amen

Seek the Lord while He can be found!

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Giving Thanks

2009-01-19T15:54:00.004-05:00

Reflection
Life is made of moments of goodness, peace, joy, love, happiness and laughter. God pours out His compassion upon us in many ways and He takes great pleasure in doing so. These moments we rejoice and we lift joyful hearts in praise. God takes us to the mountain top and we feel loved and highly favored. Giving thanks is not a problem, we are jubilant in recognizing God as Almighty, Powerful, Sovereign, Wonderful, Trustworthy and Loving. We sing high praises to His Holy Name. This is how it should be; we should always recognize and praise God for His blessings and care of us. The question becomes can we offer this same praise when life meets us with pain, sorrow, lost, hurt, discouragement, sickness, sadness, hate, and tears? How obedient to God’s word are we during these moments. I think it becomes more important to lift God’s name in praise during these times of valley experiences. It is in these moments we discover who we really are in Christ. A true believer, following the path God has set before us whatever it may consist of. Are we willing to carrying the cross not knowing the distance but with each step praising and giving thanks to God Almighty, all Powerful, Sovereign, Wonderful, Trustworthy and Loving?

No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Deeper Reflection

Do you consistently give thanks to God when life is good?
Do you recognize His blessings in your life?
How do you handle life when it meets you with troubles?
Do you lift God in praise during these times? Is your heart truly thankful when life is not what you desire?

Deeper Still

Ephesians 5:19-20
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Daniel 6:10
Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

Psalm 69:30
I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.

Praying the scriptures

Father God. Life does not always bring our hearts’ desire. It brings pain and sorrow, sickness and disappointments. During these times Lord let us not forget all your benefits; let us lift your Name in high praise offering you thanksgiving whatever the circumstance. Lord we trust You and know You work everything for our good, so we offer you thanks whatever the cross for this is Your will for all who belong to Christ Jesus. Jesus in Your sweet Name we pray. Amen

Thankful Thursdays- Jesus Prays

2009-01-14T22:51:00.011-05:00

Jesus Prays for All Believers

For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.
"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. "Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. "Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me.
I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them." John 17:19-26

I give thanks today because Christ took the time to pray for me.
He had me on His mind, in His thoughts. He brought me before the Father that I might abide in unity with them, become one, that I would know He loved me and know the Father through Him.

I give thanks because God cares.

I give thanks for prayer, when I need the Lord all I have to do is lift my voice in prayer and when words won’t flow from my mouth my heart cries out and God hears.

I give thanks for hymns, psalms and songs which lift my Savior in praise. And when I can’t follow the tune or forget the words, I just have to make a joyful noise and it is music to the Father’s ears. Thanks to musicians, song writers, singers who put my heart to words through the power of the Holy Spirit.

I give thanks for true moments of worship, when God allows me in His Presence and allow me to touch Him, know Him and honor Him; moments when God takes me to a place where we become one and I am in awe because He would take me to such a place, His sanctuary.
I give thanks for strength that reaches down from heaven and empower me to do the impossible.

I give thanks because God’s has shown me He hears my heart and He approves of even my smallest attempts to be pleasing in His sight.

I give thanks for Love, Truth, and Goodness,

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WFW- Glorify God

2009-01-13T23:03:00.003-05:00

And suddenly a voice came from heaven saying “This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3:17

Do you long to hear the words this is my beloved daughter in whom I am welled pleased. Does the thought of hearing these words inspire you to live obediently to God? God was please with Christ because from the beginning of His ministry Jesus was in tuned to God. Jesus knew the purpose for which He was upon the earth. He never took His eyes off the goal. Jesus tells us His method for success was listens to the Father, and to do only those things He saw the Father do. Jesus was always about the Father’s business. We never see Jesus acting according to His own desires. He was always about glorifying God. His teachings lead us to give God glory. I believe to hear these words spoken to me I must be obedient to the Father, putting away my selfish desires and focusing on the will of God and living out that will. God spoke these words that those present would know Jesus was His Son and sent by Him. We must show the world we are daughters of The Most High God and like our big brother we must model His behavior and be obedient to His guidance. Reflecting God is part of our earthly assignment to show others we are His and sent by Him that He may be glorified. When we glorify God He glorifies us and claim us as His own by continually bestowing His goodness, grace and love upon us what better way for Him to say “this is my beloved daughter in whom I am well pleased.”

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Thankful Thursdays

2009-01-08T00:51:00.004-05:00

I give thanks today because our God does not listen to man when He gives up because He can’t see beyond the moment in which he currently exists. When man says no way, God says it is now time for me to show up and He does mighty in power. Thank You God for being a Healer.

I give thanks today because God is ever Present, listening and waiting for me to call upon His Holy Name.

I give thanks because God does never take His eyes off me; All Seeing.
I give thanks because God is Just forgiving me of my sins when I confess and repent.
I give thanks because God has long arms and when I need comfort He reaches out and grab me, holding me close.
I give thanks because God gives me courage when I would run in fear.
I give thanks because God strengthens me and makes me bold and confident. I give thanks because when I am weak He is ever Strong.
I give thanks because God love me unconditionally in spite of my many many faults.
I give thanks because God tells me to cast all my cares and anxieties upon Him. Truly He never gives me more than He will bear for me.

I give thanks because no matter how small my issue if I give it to God He will work it out.
I give thanks because God is God and there is no other.
I give thanks because all power and authority belongs to God.

My soul cries thank You, bless is the Name of the Lord God Creator of heaven and earth, Everlasting Father-to Him there is no end. He holds me in the palm of His hands and no man can pluck me out. My soul shouts glory, glory hallelujah. There is no God like our God, I’ll tell the world wherever I go I’ve found a Savior and He’s sweet I know. Oh how my soul loves Him, how my heart longs for His Presence. He is worthy and my limited thanks is not enough for He is worthy of so much more than I could ever give.

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WFW -Draw Near

2009-01-06T23:49:00.008-05:00

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.

The Lord, our Father is waiting for you today. He is patiently waiting for your call, He is listening for your prayer, your voice saying Father draw me nearer to You today. He is waiting for you to get still and seek Him, mediate upon His word. He is waiting for your open heart to invite Him in to abide with You awhile. He is waiting to pour out His love upon you, to show Himself to You giving you a deeper knowledge and understanding of Himself. He is waiting for you to seek Him, to call Him closer. He desires to have you sit upon His lap, He is waitng to wrap loving arms around You. He is waiting to touch your heart to lift you higher until praise and worship flows from your spirit, until peace covers you and you are empowered to face the darkness, the unknown, the path He has laid out just for you. God wants you close, open the door, He is waiting.

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WFW-Joy

2008-12-30T21:52:00.005-05:00

Joy!

Great joy belongs to those who belong to God. Eyes have not seen, ears have not heard the great things God has in store for us.

In my Father’s House are many mansions, I go to prepare a place for you.
There shall be no more tears.
We shall be like Him.
We shall sup at the Lord’s Table.
We shall wear a crown of righteousness
We shall be clothed in a white robe, fine linen
We shall have a new name.
We shall walk streets paved with gold.
We shall never be hungry, nor thirst again.
We shall eat fruit from the tree of life
We shall go through the gates of the city.
We shall be like Christ.
We shall tabernacle with God and He will be our God.

Praise and honor and power and glory to God, our God and Lord forever and ever.

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Celebration

2008-12-22T23:02:00.001-05:00

This is also posted at My Sabbath Rest for Spiritual Sunday. The slide show is my tribute not just to the birth of Christ, our Savior but His life. Jesus is much much more than one day He is a lifetime. He had a life dedicated to bringing eternal life to us. we cannot keep Him in a box where we focus on Him just one day. We prepare for this one day for months at the very least for one month. The day comes and we ask why, all that for one day. Jesus does not require us to celebrate His birth, He does not require we spend money for gifts we can't afford. He does not require we eat until we can't stuff another bite in our mouth. Jesus desires more than one day, He desires we focus on Him daily and celebrate His life daily by walking as God would have us. He desires us to give the free gift of love. He desires we spend money on those less fortunate and give in His glorious name, that the Father will be glorified. It is my desire to not only keep Christ in my Christmas but to make Him Christmas. I invite you to join me and pray for me as I too get caught up in the gifts, decorations etc. I love this time of year for these reasons, but I seek to bring change to my celebration of Christmas and to remember why and whom I celebrate. The slide show is my tribute to My Savior who gave me more than one day but an entire ministry and He did it all that I might have a relationship with God the Father and receive a kingdom which never ends. It is my reminder to make Christ Christmas, and to keep Christmas in my heart everyday until I no longer have to remind myself Jesus is the Reason for Christmas, because He is so much a part of me Christmas is just an extension of my lifted glory to God.

I pray you enjoy the slides of this small tribute to All Jesus is, more than one day on the calendar.

Teacher, Healer, Protector, Rock, Anicent of Days, Good Shepherd, Bridegroom, Chief Cornerstone, Lord, Balm in Gilead, The Glory of God, Son of God, Intercessor, Advocate, Bread of Life, Master, Light of the World, God of Israel, Lamb of God, King of Kings and Lord of Lord.

Thank You Jesus. I am thankful to be able to celebrate your birth, life and resurrection.

Joyful Christmas to all my friends with WFW and Thankful Thursdays!
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My Song

2008-12-20T01:38:00.009-05:00

The Lord is my strength and my Song He has become my salvation. Psalm 118:14

I sing because I'm happy
I sing because my Savior lives
I sing because I am a daughter of the King
I sing because I am love unconditionally
I sing because I am wonderfully made
I sing because in God's eyes I am beautiful
I sing because I have a God who hears
I sing because I have a God who answers
I sing because I can go behind the veil
I sing because I can worship my Lord and Savior
I sing becasue my God delights in me
I sing because I have peace which surpasses all understanding
I sing because God is God is God! And no one can change that! God is!!!!! And I know it...

Thankful Thursdays

2008-12-17T22:25:00.005-05:00

I give thanks for Emmanuel God with me
I give thanks for the Prince of Peace
I give thanks for the Bread of Life
I give thanks for the Living Water
I give thanks for Salvation.
I give thanks for Justification
I give thanks for Sanctification

I give thanks for the Alpha and Omega

I give thanks for the Rose of Sharon
I give thanks for the Lily of the Valley
I give thanks for the True Vine
I give thanks for the Way Maker
I give thanks for the Rock
I give thanks for the Wonderful Counselor
I give thanks for the Son of Man
I give thanks for the Bridegroom
I give thanks for the Holy One
I give thanks for the Righteous One
I give thanks for the Savior
I give thanks for the Lamb of God

I give thanks for my All and All the great I AM
I AM all you will ever need. Everything you require is in me. I came not to condemn you but to save you. I came to give you abundant life, everlasting life. I came because the Father desired to give you love, to make you His beloved daughter.

Jesus I love You, Jesus I adore You, Jesus I praise You, Jesus I worship You. Jesus I need You. Jesus I Thank You.

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WFW-God's Glory

2008-12-16T22:06:00.007-05:00

Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. Luke 2:9 NLT

The Lord sent His glory to walk among us, to live within us, to show us Himself. The shepherds stood in terror but were quickly reassured they didn’t have to be afraid because God’s glory represents good news. When we stand afraid we too can be assured God’s glory represent good news for us. God gave us His very best the greatest gift ever given; the joy of salvation. We have been surrounded with His glory through Jesus Christ, the Messiah. He is our glory before the Father. Let us bring Him glory by keeping this celebration of His birth truly about Him. Let us give gifts which will be pleasing to God and not to the store owner. Let us give love which reflects God our Father. Let us give gifts which will last beyond Christmas Day bringing everlasting joy flowing into hearts, spirits, and souls each and every day God bless us to be a witness to His Glory.

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Kissing the Face of God

2008-12-15T00:05:00.006-05:00

Mary did you know, you would be kissing the face of God?

Mary when first visited by the angel Gabriel couldn’t conceive in her mind the magnitude of the gift she was receiving. She was aware something wonderful in her life was about to happen.

I would dare to say when most of us accepted Christ as our personal Savior we had no idea the magnitude of the gift we were receiving. We only knew something wonderful was about to happen in our lives. I know this is very true for me. It is not until I look back and see how magnificent God has been in my life, and as I spend time in the word be it the Holy Scriptures or the writings of many inspired by the Holy Spirit that I come to realize the enormity of this gift,the wonder of this gift. The singer asks Mary did you know you would be kissing the face of God. Can you even imagine actually holding God in your arms and being able to kiss His face? Can you conceive this concept for a moment, kissing the face of God. Does the thought sent an unnameable loving feeling through your spirit as it does me? We may not be able to physically hold God in our arms as Mary but I believe when we move from the physical to the spiritual we can kiss the face of God.

My spirit kisses the face of God when I come to Him with a sincere heart, seeking to truly know Him focused totally on developing intimacy with His person. When I live a life in total surrender, bowing down my life to Him. I kiss the face of God when I allow Christ to live through me, molding and shaping me, growing me according to His perfect will. God receives my kisses when I worship Him in spirit and truth. Each offering of praise lifted up from my very essence is a kiss upon His face.

We kiss to show love and affection. God showed His great love for us by sending and giving His only begotten Son that we might have everlasting intimacy with Him. Daily He kisses us through Christ by meeting our needs; daily we should return those kisses by living surrender lives as our gift back to Him. Though we can never meet the same magnitude of God’s gift to us and glory to Him; He does not require us to, I believe every kiss we lovingly bestow upon His face is received and accepted at the same magnitude in which He gave us Christ because that is the magnitude of our God.

Reflection
In what ways do you seek to kiss the face of God?
What areas of your life have not been totally surrender?
Meditate on the true meaning of Christmas. Identify how you can apply Christmas to your everyday life.

Prayer
Father God, today I truly understand the favor bestowed upon Mary. She held you in her arms, she kissed Your face, she talked with You, she held your hands, she knew You up close and personal. She held peace, hope, faith, deliverance, salvation and so much more. Watching You on the cross, her mother heart broken I imagaine she wished she had kissed you more as I now pray let not one day end without me kissing Your face. In Jesus Name.

Sabbath Rest

2008-12-14T00:41:00.006-05:00

Please join me at Sabbath Rest today. Mary is teaching about surrender, believing and being a servant.

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Thankful Thursdays

2008-12-10T23:00:00.000-05:00

I have been given several awards recently and today I want to give thanks to those friends who find me worthy. There are many in which I am also blessed by and today I give thanks by sharing these awards with you. May they bring joy to your spirits.

Peggy at Amazing Grace has blessed me with 2 Awards the Lemonade and Christmas Spirit Awards
Please visit her she will bring much joy to your heart and soul.

Lemonade Award

The Rules

Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!
• Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
• Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
• Share the love and link to this post to the person from whom you received your award.
I have chosen to share this award with
Sharon at He is my Prince of my Peace
Laurie Ann at A Magnolia’s Heartbeat- she has already received this award I’m granting it again because she has an attitude of gratitude which I always find at her place.
Rachel at Stirring the Deep
Lori, Joyful Sister at Encouragement from the Heart
Sharon at Quiet Reflections
Susan at Forever His
Willow at A Journey in Faith
Melanie The Fruits of the Spirit
Lenci, Beauteous Woman A Cup of Tea and Scripture

Christmas Spirit Award

Here are the rules for this award.
You must be a true Christmas lover to receive this award.
The person to whom you give the award must also be in love with Christmas.
You must link back to the person who gave you the award.
You must list 5 things that you love about Christmas.
If you can't limit it to 5 things, then keep going till you run out of space!
Pass the award along to as many people as you like.

That can be 1 or 45; it's up to you. But, you must pass it on to at least one person in order to keep the Christmas cheer going!Let your recipients know that you have tagged them by leaving them a comment on their blog.

I am passing this award along to Michele at Morsels Beelieve She has the Christmas Spirit deep in her heart-just pay her a visit and you shall see. Also to
Laurie Ann at A Magnolia’s Heartbeat

5 things I love about Christmas
1-We are celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
2-Decorating my house-having lights all around- reminding me Jesus is the light of the world
3-The love everyone so willing gives at Christmas
4-Coming up with the right gift to show my love
5- It's my birthday and I get to share it with the Lover of my Soul.

I also received the following awards a while back. So today I give thanks to Gi for her kindness for Blessing me with the Color My Life Beautiful Award and Charming Blog Award. Thanks to the Holy Spirit and Glory to God who has taken something broken and made it beautiful.

Please visit Gi at ucanhope2 for some encouragement and blessings.

I give thanks and glory to God to all who have visited today. Please take these awards and pass them on. Please do not let the fact I didn't name you stop you from taking one. For I find all my sisters who share in ministry deserving of these awards. And if you don't take them all take please take the Color My Life Beautiful Award for to me you are all beautiful and the Christmas Spirit Award to celebrate the season and your love for Christ. Please let me know in your comment if you took one and I will add your site so others can pay you a visit. Be blessed and have a wonderful TT

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WFW No Room

2008-12-10T00:35:00.002-05:00

THERE WAS NO ROOM IN THE INN

And she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:6-7

2OOO Years ago there was no room for our Savior. It appeared only one place could hold Him, a stable. But if we look further we find He was held in the hearts of the shepherds, they share His glorious coming with others. Upon seeing Him they begin to praise and glorify God. Another heart also held Him, His dear mother Mary. She treasured in her heart all she witnessed that night so long ago. More than 2000 years later is there room for Jesus? Can He find a heart in which to dwell? Yes there are many hearts in which He dwells, yours is one; but there are many who still say no room, my heart is filled. Let us continue to reach out in the Name of Jesus and be like the Shepherds spreading the words of Christ and the salvation He brings. Let us bring glory to God by sharing the great treasure we hold in our heart,Jesus. Let’s stomp out the words no room.

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Christmas Love

2008-12-08T00:57:00.004-05:00

God over 2000 years ago open His heart and poured out His love upon us. He sent His beloved Son to a town called Bethlehem. There the door was open for our salvation. There God made His love real, brought it to life. Here God showed us He was ready to move from just being the God of Israel to being the God of all people. In that stable long ago the shepherds witness love in it truest form and they praised God and begin the ministry of evangelism. One of the greatest ways we can keep Christ in Christmas is to give gifts of love. Love the unbeliever by given her seeds which our heavenly Father will grow. Give not only physical food to the hungry but satisfy their spiritual thirst by leading them to the spring which flows with living waters. As you seek to make this Christmas more than money remember the lonely, poor, depressed, sick, hurting soul just around the corner from you. Pray God will fill your heart with love that rains down from heaven and take that love and pour it out to someone who is empty and seeking. The greatest gift we can give to the Savior this Christmas is our heart, hands, feet, eyes and ears as we seek to spread the love of Christmas with more than just words but with action.

Scripture
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about." So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
Luke 1:15-20

Prayer
Father God we thank You for Your love. A love so great we cannot even fathom it. Lord we know in Jesus You gave us thy greatest gift. May we not take Your gift of love for granted. Help us not to get caught up in the world's celebration of Christmas but let us get caught up in You and help us to spread Your love, that believers will be drawn closer to You and unbelievers will seek You and the salvation You so graciously give through Christ Jesus. May we treasure Your love in our hearts. In Jesus Name we pray.

Reflection

Stop and consider if you have already gotten caught up in the world's celebration of Christmas.
What are you treasuring in your heart?
How are you being like the shepherds? Are you glorifying and praising God? Are you telling anyone about what God has done, what Christmas is really about? How are you telling it?

Sabbath Rest-Finding Favor with God-A Christmas Heart

2008-12-07T01:23:00.004-05:00

Please Join me at Sabbath Rest/Spiritual Sundays today. http://holysabbath.blogspot.com/

A Thought for Today

2008-12-04T23:48:00.004-05:00

Jesus was born in a stable to show His Kingdom wouldn't be earthly. He wouldn't be a King living in a royal palace, He would be a Servant King that all men and women may live in royalty.

Giving gifts of love to those with less gives glory to God.

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Thankful Thursdays

2008-12-03T23:33:00.003-05:00

I am thankful for the joy of praise. For the Lord inhabits my praise.
I am thankful for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit who causes me to be holy before the Father.
I am thankful the Lord is a shield for m, my glory and the lifter up of my head. (Psalm 3:3)
I am thankful for God’s great compassion which never fails.
I am thankful for the ROCK that is higher than I.
I am thankful for Emmanuel (God with me).
I am thankful for the Season of Christmas for it leads Spirits to be loving, generous and kind.

I am thankful for a quiet night long ago where Shepherds dwelled and were filled with awe when Angels burst upon the scene announcing the birth of my Savior; Singing Glory to God in the highest heaven and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.
I am thankful for a stable in the midst of the crowd where my Savior found a place to lay His head. He is my stable, in Him I find rest, I find peace and I find sweet joy.

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Tuesday Word-Trust

2008-12-01T22:56:00.002-05:00

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV

Oh how we cry God I trust You. I lean not to my own understanding but I put my self in your hands. I know You O Lord will lead me in the right way. Yes our heart cry out these words with great belief, we know we can trust in the Lord for He has proven Himself over and over to us. We think over the times God has told us to go forth and we did step forth in fear, doubting ourselves, but God in His goodness did not forsake us, His promise stood and we saw His power. Why did I ever doubt, Lord I know you are forever with me leading the way. Yet the very next time God tells us to move, to take on a new assignment out of our comfort zone we find ourselves back at the same place. "Lord are You sure this is what you want me to do? Lord am I hearing You right? Please give me a sign this is truly what You want me to do. Lord You pick the wrong person, I can't do this,it's beyond me. finally, Lord I trust You I know You will give me the power and strength to do this, are You sure, me Lord?"

How fickle is our trust. How easy it is to say these words, even believe them in our heart yet when we are called to live this trust (to have confidence, be confident, to be bold, to be secure, sure)it becomes much harder to put this belief into practice even with all we know about Jesus. The world has taught us to be distrustful, to move with caution and adopting the world's view clouds our view of Christ. We doubt ourselves, we take our eyes off of the one who has always been there for us seeing us through every obstacle. God tells us in His word to trust Him with all our heart, acknowledge Him and He will make our paths straight. This is our heart desire to walk as the Lord would have us, to follow the path He has set for us, yet we take each step toward that path with fear and doubts, forgetting to whom we belong. Jesus gave us the greatest assurance we would ever need when He went to the cross. He did this just for us, and had He done nothing else this is enough to give us confidence to go where ever He leads, if He died for us is there nothing else He would not do, so why do we live a fickle trust? Why do we not trust we are hearing Him correctly? Why do we not trust He will see us through every task? Why do we not trust He has prepared the way? Why do we not trust He knows better than us? Why? Why? Why when we have a great cloud of witnesses, why when we have Genesis to Revelation do we lack trust in the only One we should have no doubts, no fears, the only One whom has given us a great assurance do we still require more assurance, more witnesses, more proof? We are the light of the world, we are the witnesses to God promises, we are the proof, we are someones assurance God is who He says He is and God does what He says. We are in days which require us to show our trust in Jesus and we must do it without half stepping and we must do it boldly. We must begin to live our words, we must bring the written word to life, for His Life is in us. In the beginning the Word already existed. He was with God, and he was God. Life itself was in him, and this life gives light to everyone.
John 1:1,4. God has chosen to work through us, let us be as true to our calling as Jesus was to His, without hestitation, when the Father said yes You must bear this cup it is the only way, He bored it for you and me. Let us proclaim to our world (family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, fellow believers, non believers) every time God calls us to trust Him, without out hesitation say yes Jesus I trust You therefore I am moving without doubts, questions, fears. I am standing on Your word, I am living Your word as a reflection of Christ, just as Christ reflected You for me.

Reflection
Spend time thinking about how you trust God.
Do you only trust with some evidence?
Do you trust with your whole heart without doubts and fears?
Do you go through the same ritual of questions when God calls you to trust Him?
Is your trust a reflection of Christ?

Deeper

But Jesus ignored their comments and said to Jairus, "Don't be afraid. Just trust me." Mark 5:36

Jesus shouted to the crowds, "If you trust me, you are really trusting God who sent me. John 12:44

"In the past you have encouraged many a troubled soul to trust in God; you have supported those who were weak. Job 4:3

Thanksgiving

2008-11-27T00:01:00.002-05:00

I pray a joyous and blessed thanksgiving to each and every woman and man who have blessed Broken Vessels with your presence. You have truly been a blessing to my heart and spirit. May the Lord fill you with Himself today and pour out glorious riches from heaven through Christ Jesus.

WFW Thankfulness

2008-11-26T00:31:00.002-05:00

And Always be thankful.
Colossians 3:15

And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
Colossians 3:17

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Tuesday Word

2008-11-24T23:02:00.004-05:00

Thanks

Give the Lord Thanks for His many blessings

Lord Thy blessings has been many. Your goodness has been poured out on us. We give thanks for Your great mercy, and everlasting love. We thank You for families, friends, jobs, shelter and food. Lord we take these things for granted so often, today we stop to let You know we realize they are great blessings and contribute to abundant living. We lift Your name in praise, honor and glory. Thank You Father for thy greatest gift, the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave His life that we might have life with You eternally. Father God we thank You by choosing to walk according to Your word, Your way and Your will. Thank You Lord.

Praise the Lord!
Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty heaven!
Praise Him for His mighty works; praise His unequal greatness! Psalm 150:1-2

I will exalt You, my God and King, and praise Your name forever and ever. I will praise You every day. Let all that I am praise the Lord.

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord, our Good God.

Seeds

2008-11-20T22:51:00.009-05:00

I ran across this when I was cleaning up my e-mail and thought it would be nice to share. Just something to reflect upon.

THE SEED

In the Far East the emperor was growing old and knew it was time to choose
his successor. Instead of choosing one of his assistants or his children, he
decided to do something different. He called young people in the kingdom
together one day. He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the
next emperor. I have decided to choose one of you."

The children were shocked, but the emperor continued. "I am going to give
each one of you a seed today - one very special seed. I want you to plant
the seed, water it, and come back here one year from today with what you
have grown from this one seed. I will then judge the plants that you bring,
and the one I choose will be the next emperor."

One boy, named Ling, was there that day and he, like the others, received a
seed. He went home and excitedly, told his mother the story. She helped him
get a pot and planting soil, and he planted the seed and watered it,
carefully. Everyday, he would water it and watch to see if it had grown..
After about three weeks, some of the other youths began to talk about their
seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow. Ling kept checking his
seed, but nothing ever grew. Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by,
still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants, but Ling
didn't have a plant and he felt like a failure. Six months went by -- still
nothing in Ling's pot.

He just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had trees and tall
plants, but he had nothing. Ling didn't say anything to his friends,
however. He just kept waiting for his seed to grow. A year finally went by
and all the youths of the kingdom brought their plants to the emperor for
inspection. Ling told his mother that he wasn't going to take an empty pot.
But his mother asked him to be honest about what happened.

Ling felt sick at his stomach, but he knew his mother was right. He took his
empty pot to the palace. When Ling arrived, he was amazed at the variety of
plants grown by the other youths. They were beautiful -- in all shapes and
sizes. Ling put his empty pot on the floor and many of the other children
laughed at him. A few felt sorry for him and just said, "Hey, nice try."

When the emperor arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted the young people.
Ling just tried to hide in the back. "My, what great plants, trees, and flowers you have grown," said the emperor. "Today one of you will be appointed the next emperor!"

All of a sudden, the emperor spotted Ling at the back of the room with his
empty pot. He ordered his guards to bring him to the front. Ling was
terrified. He thought, "The emperor knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have
me killed!"

When Ling got to the front, the Emperor asked his name. "My name is Ling,"
he replied. All the kids were laughing and making fun of him. The emperor
asked everyone to quiet down. He looked at Ling, and then announced to the
crowd, "Behold your new emperor! His name is Ling!"

Ling couldn't believe it. Ling couldn't even grow his seed. How could he be
the new emperor?

Then the emperor said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone here a seed. I
told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me
today. But I gave you all boiled seeds that would not grow. All of you,
except Ling, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found
that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I
gave you. Ling was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a
pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he Is the one who will be the new
emperor!"

If you plant honesty, you will reap trust. If you plant goodness, you will
reap friends. If you plant humility, you will reap greatness. If you plant
perseverance, you will reap victory. If you plant consideration, you will
reap harmony. If you plant hard work, you will reap success. If you plant
forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation. If you plant faith, you will reap
miracles. So be careful what you plant, now; it will determine what you will
reap tomorrow. The seeds you now scatter will make life worse or better for
you or for the ones who will come after you. Someday you will enjoy the
fruits or you will pay for the choices you make.

Two thousand years ago someone else told the same story with fewer words,
"What you sow, so shall you reap". If you know who said this, nothing else
needs to be said.

-- Author Unknown

God is truth and commands us to walk in truth.

Thankful Thursdays

2008-11-19T22:48:00.003-05:00

Today I am thankful for the faithfulness of God. Because He is faithful I have hope. I can hope in joys, I can even hope in troubles. Because God is faithful I can trust He is with me in the trouble and His faithfulness tells me He is on the other side of the trouble, and with Him on the other side I can move in the hope I will be better on the other side.
I am thankful because if I am faithful over a few things He will make me a ruler over many.
I am thankful because the Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness
I am thankful because when I can’t mustard big faith, He will still work a miracle.

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WFW-Obey

2008-11-18T23:42:00.001-05:00

One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As He was praying, the heavens open, and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on Him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said ”You are my dearly loved Son, and You bring me great joy. Luke 4: 21-22

Why was the Father pleased with Jesus, what joy did He bring?
Jesus was baptized at the beginning of His ministry, He had not yet performed any miracles, and He had not shown Himself God’s Son. His first act was baptism. Matthew records John’s reluctance to baptize Jesus, but Jesus tells him they must carry out all of God’s requirements. (Matthew 3:15). The Father is pleased with Jesus because right away He is obedient, Jesus starts His ministry in obedience.

This scripture commands me to ask myself do I bring great joy to the Lord or as King James states is the Lord well pleased with me.

Lord are You please with my obedience?
Lord are You please with my faith, my trust in You?
Lord are You please with my service?
Lord are You please with my fruit?
Lord are You please with my praise?
Lord are you please with my worship?
Lord do I bring You joy?
Lord am I carrying out all your requirements?

Sometimes we believe we are doing what God requires of us. But the question is are we really following God’s commands? Are we just doing pieces of what God desires while we mix in what we want? Worthy of note Luke tells us Jesus is praying when the Holy Spirit descends. Do we spend sufficient time in prayer checking in with God to ensure we are following the path He has set forth? Are we leading lives that lead God to saying this is my daughter.son in whom I am well please, for she/he brings me such great joy?

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Strength-Monday's Word

2008-11-16T21:38:00.002-05:00

The Lord is my strength and my song; He has given me victory, this is my God, and I will praise Him---my father’s God, and I will exalt Him!

Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in power. Exodus 15:2,6

My Prayer today
Lord I need Your great strength, this battle I give to You for You alone know my need. You alone can help me. In You I have victory. Thank You my God who is able to handle every impossibility. In Jesus Name

Sabbath Preparation

2008-11-14T23:06:00.003-05:00

Scripture
My heart has heard You say, “Come, and talk with me.” And my heart responds, “Lord I am coming.” Psalm 27:8

Prayer
Abba Father, upon Your Holy Name I call. Father I am calling for a heart cleansing. Clean my heart of this weeks worries, doubts, loses, focuses, renew in me a clean heart. Cleanse my Spirit of the world’s way, of all my errors. Calm me down O Lord and bring me to a place of quietness, thankfulness and reflection upon Your Grace. Prepare me Lord for Worship with the assembly gathered to minister unto You.

Thoughts
Tomorrow we who trust in the Lord and believe He gave His only begotten Son for our Salvation will enter His courts for inspiration, motivation and words to carry us through to Wednesday or the next Sunday. Yes the Lord created the Sabbath for man, a day to rest and reconnect with Him. This is our time to drop off the cares of the past week and refresh to start over again on Monday. I challenge you to make this not your primary reason to attend Church tomorrow, but make your primary reason to minister to the Lord; to make Him smile and rejoice because you came and delivered a heart of worship. Worship is about God, all about Him. Worship is not about us, it is not about us getting our personal agenda before God, but about getting God’s agenda before Him. It is about letting God we know Him and because we know Him we adore and love Him. On the Sabbath we demonstrate that adoration and love through worship. To enter His courts for worship we must do some heart preparation, which should have been going on all the week, but the reality of our world is we are so busy living we don’t think about the shape of our heart, mine and spirit until Sunday morning as we get ready for church and sometimes not even then. God is calling us today to prepare our hearts for the Sabbath tomorrow. How do we do that?

Reflection Steps
1-Cleanse your heart, spend time talking with God about any un-confessed sins. Confess and ask for forgiveness.
2- Ask God to help you see changes He would have you make to be able to bear lasting fruit and fulfill His purpose for you.
3- Mediate on all the goodness God has shown you this week.
4- Move into a period of praise. Enter His gates with praise. Don’t wait for tomorrow but praise God today; give thanks for His Presence in your life this past week. Stay in this place from this time on; tomorrow enter His gates with an attitude of Worship.

Reflection of Praise
Additional things you can praise God for:
His Unfailing love
His Mercy
His Goodness
His Love
His Faithfulness
His Compassion
His Word
His Care
His peace
Because He is your Rock, Shield, Refuge, Healer
Because He heard your cries
Because He answered your prayers
Because He gave you strength
His Holy Spirit abiding in you
His Son, who daily advocates for you

Keep your heart reflective and in prayer. Tomorrow say Lord “I’m coming and I can’t wait to worship you.

Refuge

2008-11-13T23:37:00.006-05:00

I thought I would share one of my devotionals this week

Refuge
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1

From the Father's Heart
My child, sit down in the boat. Don't look at the billowing waves or the sea spewing it's anger in all directions. I made the wind and the sea; they listen and obey my voice. I walk on the clouds, and they thunder their praise. I blink My eyes, and lightening reflects My power. I hold out my hand, and the storms are still. So, take my hand, sit down, and relax. Do you think the God who knows the number of hairs on your head will abandon you in your greatest hour of need? Be still, My child. You are safe with me.

A Grateful Response

When the storms rage around me, I can always run to You and rest, Lord. In turbulent times, in trails and temptations, in weakness or in fear, You are my strength, and Your hiding place is secure. Bless You Lord, for being my refuge.

Simple Truth
If God does not rescue us immediately, it is only because He has a greater purpose in mind. He will still give us peace in the center of our storms.

Taken from Daily In Your Presence- Intimates conversations with a Loving Father.
Rebecca Barlow Jordan.

This one really spoke to my heart this week. I am so grateful to have a God whom I can run and find a resting place, a place of refuge. A place to quiet me down and give me peace, taking away all my fears. Be bless today.

Thankful Thursdays

2008-11-13T00:15:00.001-05:00

I am thankful for quiet moments
I am thankful for sacred spaces
I am thankful for the quiet breeze brushing my cheeks letting me know God is near
I am thankful for the joy of a walk with a friend who lets me be quiet as my heart talks with God
I am thankful for this same friend who makes me stop and smell the flowers, and see the colors on the trees
I am thankful for frozen lakes
I am thankful when I can stay in the moment and enjoy it.

Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about His glorious acts. Psalm 107:22

I am thankful for His power in action
I am thankful because He calms my storms to a whisper and stills the waves.
I am thankful the Lord stands at my right hand to protect me.
I am thankful God keeps my feet from stumbling.
I am thankful the Lord is my shield and helper.
I am thankful the Lord goes before me and follows me.
I am thankful for the graciousness of God and for His unfailing love.
I am thankful for breath that I may praise the Lord.

I praise You O lord, I magnify thy Name, I give you O lord all honor and glory. You are worthy Lord to be praised.

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WFW- His Arms

2008-11-12T00:01:00.001-05:00

His arm is long reaching; from His heavenly chambers He waters the hills. His arm is long reaching O from His chambers He waters me.
He quenches my thirst for knowledge of Him. He satisfies my soul with His everlasting love. He makes content my heart with His great mercy.
He pleases my spirit with Himself, for His Holiness dwells in me. His arm is long reaching to the debts of my soul bringing me unto His throne, into His Holy Presence where He waters me with His strength, His goodness, His kindness, His wisdom, His grace.

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Thanks for Your service

2008-11-11T15:45:00.003-05:00

Be Still Part 2

2008-11-06T23:29:00.003-05:00

The Lord desires us to come to Him, to seek Him in the quietness of prayer and mediation on His word. God desires us to seek His voice and the more time we spend in His Presence the more we will see transformation in our lives. Difficulties will not render us helpless or hopeless for we will have faith in God, who is able to do all things. Holding on to those things which make us feel less than, unworthy and unlovable does not bring glory to God but shame for we show we do not trust in His love and His power to change us into holy women fit for His service, which we will never be without His power and guidance. Being still before God soaking in His voice will lead us to becoming jewels of hope, service, inspiration, righteousness, love, compassion, peace, joy, purity, wisdom, and all God desires us to be.

Let us look to a jewel in His crown as our example, Mary the Mother of Jesus. Scripture does not tell us she spent time in quietness before the Lord but her actions tell us she most likely did seek His Presence. When God sent Mary word she would be the mother of the Messiah she was able to say without hesitation "Lord I am your servant may everything you have said about me come true." She didn’t say she was unworthy, she didn’t say she was fearful, though she must have been. She just ask for an explanation as to how such would be possible and once given an answer she accepted and believed God would do what He said. Mary had to face a mother and father a fiancé and a town of people who would possibly think she was a liar. It appears she took no thought of herself. She just wanted to serve the Lord; she knew she was being highly favored. We should trust in God as Mary did for her actions made her sparkle in God’s hands. I believe Mary was able to come to this place of faith because she had learned to get quiet before the Lord. Her psalm of praise says she spent time mediating on His word. She had learn to listen closely when being taught and she knew God’s history and history showed her God was able.
When God says to us "I forgive you, I will mold and shape you; I will heal you" we must take Him at His word. We must believe and respond Lord may all you say about me come true and because we believe, we will be highly favored. God already promised to make us sparkle like jewels in His hands, all we need do is get still, “Quiet down before God, be prayerful before him.” Psalm 37:7 (The Message) I find myself loving the instructions given in the Message translation for it is very clear leaving no room for us to doubt what God desires as we seek to be still before him
"Here's what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won't be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace. (Matthew 6:6) This is what Mary did, she took the focus off of herself and she was able to sense God’s grace upon her. Once we are still and our focus shifts to God we are than able to place ourselves in His Presence. “You're my place of quiet retreat; I wait for your Word to renew me." Psalm 119:114 (The Message) My sister once you are in His Presence just begin listening for His voice "Go out and stand before me on the mountain," the Lord told him. and as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake, there was a fire, but the Lord God wasn't in the fire; and after the fire there was the sound of a gentle and quiet whisper. When Elijah heard the quiet voice, he muffled his face with his great cloak, went to the mouth of the cave, and stood there. A quiet voice asked, "So Elijah, now tell me, what are you doing here?" 1 Kings 19:11 -13 (The Message paraphrased) God most often speaks in a quiet and gentle voice, a whisper, we must have a quiet heart and spirit to hear Him. It is hard to hear God in the midst of noise, the many voices coming at us daily. Look to Jesus who went off by Himself to the mountains to talk with God. Lastly once we hear God we must be obedient and follow His instructions. This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. Isaiah 30:15 (NIV) Let us not reject God’s way it is in the stillness that we gain strength to fight the enemy of hopelessness, unworthiness, loneliness, lowliness, discouragement, failure, and the past which seek to keep us motionless and unproductive for the Kingdom. God desires we seek stillness to gain strength not to hinder movement.

Seek quietness and you will not even need to fight. Take your quiet positions; then stand still and watch the LORD's victory. He is with you, O daughters of the King. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out there tomorrow, for the LORD is with you!" (2 Chronicles 20:17 paraphrased). A woman should learn in quietness and full submission (1 Timothy 2:11 NIV ) Surrender only to the Lord, gaining a spirit of righteousness which will lead to quietness and confidence forever. (See Isaiah 32:17 NIV)

Prayer
Blessed Father, fill me with Thy Spirit and lead me to a place of sweet surrender. Build my strength and help me to gain confidence. Help me to let go of those things which keep me motionless and let me find moments of stillness, let quietness surround me so I may hear Your voice. Help me to hear the whispering of Your guidance. Speak to my heart Lord, touch my soul and let my spirit connect with Your Holy Spirit and together bring me into Your Holy Presence where there is refreshing, and restoration of the soul. Lord I need You, I desire You, I seek You, please be found according to You word, I am asking, knocking, seeking sweet communion with You. In Jesus Name I pray.

Thankful Thursdays

2008-11-05T23:34:00.000-05:00

I give thanks today for the Word of God

For the Word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything He does.
The Lord merely spoke and the heavens were created, He breathed the Word and all the stars were born. When He spoke, the world began!
Man or Woman do not live by bread alone but by every Word that comes from the mouth of God.
For the Word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.
For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever becasue it comes from the eternal, living Word of God.

In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God and the Word was God. God created everything through Him and nothing was created except through Him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and His life brought light to everyone. the light shines in the darkness and darkness can never extinguish it.

I am because of the Living Word! Oh how thankful I am.

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WFW Righteousness

2008-11-05T00:46:00.000-05:00

You heavens above, rain down my righteousness. Let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up let righteousness flourish with it. I the Lord, created it. Isaiah 45:8

God is the Father of righteousness and He calls us to righteous living. It is through Christ we are made righteous in His sight. Ask the Father today to rain down righteousness, to open up the clouds and pour on you.

Father give me LOVE for all people, let my lips speak Your TRUTH at all times, let me walk HUMBLY before You, may I be a creator of PEACE, and may my heart always be filled with COMPASSION, let GENTLENESS be my shield, PURITY my coat, FAITHFULNESS my fragrance, GENEROSITY always in my hands and JOY, my introduction which will bring others to you, Most Holy One rain, rain, rain down on me. In Jesus Name.

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Be Still Part 1

2008-11-02T18:54:00.005-05:00

Quiet your heart let your spirit rest; bring your soul to the Lord.
He is calling you gently into His Presence. Come let the Lord gently speak to all of you, every part of you all that is crying out for strength. He is waiting for you to come so He may pour into you. He has something special just for you. Just close your mind to all that seek to steal these moments from you. This time is just for you and your Lord.
My daughter first let me tell you I adore you, you are a sweet fragrance at my throne. You have the smell of grace upon you today. I heard your sweet whispers of forgive me for I have sinned. I forgive you no more shall I remember so you may let it go just sin no more. Cast your sorrows and pains upon me, you no longer have to bear them, I can handle them all, let them go daughter let them go, holding on to them keeps you from seeing my way for you clearly. You only block me out when you hold on to the past. You have seen my words “I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11) Now believe them and walk with me as and I will manifest them in your life and you will find that my grace is truly sufficient. Remember your prayer asking Me, your God to take away all shame and guilt, all the ugliness and messy mistakes. Remember your prayer asking Me your God to fix the brokenness molding you into something beautiful. My child all I require is the fragrance of surrender. Surrender your whole heart, bring along your spirit and soul let Me take control and you will not only find wholeness my daughter you will sparkle in my hands like jewels in a crown. How wonderful and beautiful you will be.
(Zechariah 9:19 paraphrased) I created you in beauty reclaim all I gave you, I am a restorer, trust in Me and I will give you peace which surpasses all understanding. I will fill you with compassion and love and gentleness will flow like rivers of water from you. My righteousness will settle deep in you and your old ways will slowly fade away. I have put my very own Spirit in you; for you are a holy woman, who belongs to me the I have put my very own Spirit in you; for you are a holy woman, who belongs to me the Lord your God, I the Lord God have chosen you to be My own special treasure. (Deuteronomy 7:6 paraphrased) You are my special jewel and the more moments you spend with me, surrendering in moments such as this, the more I will polish you until you are a divine sparkle in a glorious crown.

Prayer
Heavenly Father I desire to be your special possession, a precious treasure, a sparkling jewel in Your crown. Lead me into quietness with You, help me to surrender moments of stillness to You that I may gain knowledge of You, lead me to complete intimacy with You my Lord, my Savior. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen

Sabbath Rest

2008-11-02T01:39:00.002-04:00

Please join me at Sabbath Rest for Spiritual Sundays and a walk with Anna

Just Praising

2008-10-31T01:13:00.002-04:00

Psalm 139:1-18

O LORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.
You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my every thought when far away.
You chart the path ahead of me and tell me where to stop and rest. Every moment you know where I am.
You know what I am going to say even before I say it, LORD.
You both precede and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to know!
I can never escape from your spirit! I can never get away from your presence!
If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the place of the dead, you are there.
If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me.
I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night –
but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are both alike to you.
You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous – and how well I know it.
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
How precious are your thoughts about me, O God! They are innumerable!
I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up in the morning, you are still with me!

Lord I thank You.

Thankful Thursdays

2008-10-29T22:58:00.004-04:00

I am thankful for the Lord’s House where I can go freely
I am thankful that in the Lord’s house I can worship freely
I am thankful in the Lord’s house I can make a joyful noise
I am thankful in the Lord’s house I can pray
I am thankful in the Lord’s House I can leave my all on the altar; worries, doubts, insecurities, sickness, work, family, friends, associates, problems, troubles, trails and tribulations.
I am thankful in the Lord’s House I can hear a testimony for my soul
I am thankful in the Lord’s House I can move into His Presence
I am thankful in the Lord’s House my tears can flow and flow and flow
I am thankful in the Lord’s House my heart can lift Him Up, Magnify His Holy name
I am thankful in the Lord’s House my Spirit can shout glory hallelujah
I am thankful in the Lord’s House my Soul can find peace, love, gentleness, joy.
I am thankful in the Lord’s House I can meet with God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost.
I am thankful I am the Lord’s House and I don’t have to wait until Sunday but can daily meet with Him in His house and have all I need, entering His gates on the Sabbath with a praise on my lips and a song in my heart, thanksgiving in my soul.

Thankful Thursdays Scripture
Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? 1 Corinthians 6:19

Together, we are His house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus Himself. We are carefully joined together in Him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. Ephesians 2:20-21

My Thankful Thursday Prayer
Lord my God I thank you for making me a temple, a place where You dwell; A place where You Lord are molding me to be holy and acceptable to you. Help me Lord to truly show my gratefulness by being a temple dedicated to You, performing Your service which others may see and desire to be a part of Your Kingdom. Let me be a temple of peace, joy, love, kindness, compassion, humility, gentleness and righteousness. Let me be a temple whose light shines forth in darkness. Let me be a temple which cries out in the wilderness, preparing the way for You my Savior. In the blessed and awesome, righteous Name of Jesus I pray. Amen

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My Soul Yearns

2008-10-28T22:17:00.002-04:00

My soul yearns for You in the night.
In the morning my spirit longs for You. Isaiah 26:9a

Unfulfilled and seeking to be filled. Lord fill me not with the fake treasures of this world but with heavenly treasures. Fill me with godliness. Pour into me Holy Spirit goodness, righteousness, holiness. Fill me with Your good pleasures Lord that I may be a sweet smelling fragrance rising to Your throne. Fill me with boldness, giving me quiet confidence radiating from a gentle spirit. Fill me Lord with Yourself, stay near to me for my soul cries out for You and my spirit seeks You. Peace does not come until I feel You close by, grace and mercy flows only when You are in the lead. Love abounds when You surround me with Yourself. I long for You Lord, I thirst for You, Lord I need You like a wilting rose needs water, like the darkness need light, like a parched land calls for rain. I need You Lord! You are my soul need! God my soul need!

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