Matthew 9:13b (The Promise) "I didn't come to invite good people to be my followers. I came to invite sinners."
What grace was to be given to those that the Lord calls to be His followers. He chose me, a sinner, to follow Him. He chose me, a sinner, to be a vessel He would fill with His annointing, with His grace, His mercy, to follow Him. How blessed I am, how blessed I was that day that He set me aside from others and drew me unto Himself, filling me with His Holy Spirit, and letting me know that I was special to Him, that I was His chosen, I would be His vessel, to follow Him and to show His love and mercy to others.
So many of you have no idea of the condition my soul was in when the Lord picked me up out of the miserable pit I was in. Sin, sin, horrible sin. So many think I was always this person they view now, that they see before them now. I started out that way, perhaps, but along the way I surcame to the ways of the world, circumstances overwhelming me, no one to show me the love and grace that I now am able to show, but left alone to find my way, I got lost, so lost. But God.....He did not let me go, He had His hand on me from the time I was born, He marked me with His love and kept me to Himself. He drew me up from the pit, my sins covered by the blood of His Son, Jesus, my Savior, my Redeemer; my sins forgiven, they were cast far from the Lord, never to be remembered again. And then because of the blood, my God covered my sins so no one else would ever have to see them, remember them, and they would see the work in progress, the vessel I now am, washed in the blood of Jesus, refined by the fire that I came from in the pit, and made righteous through the Lamb of God.
Chosen, a sinner, but one whom God could remold to the likeness of His Son. Chosen, and made into the vessel He could use to proclaim His love, His mercy to others. I was chosen to worship my God. I was chosen to worship....can you see the importance of that one thing. Chosen to worship? How special, how wonderfully special to be chosen to worship Almighty God. He taught me Himself, just how to please Him in worship, just how to worship as He wants me to. He poured Himself into my heart that filled with so much love for only Him, my Lord, and then He showed me the way to His heart through my worship. He left nothing to chance, He taught me Himself.
He could have so many to follow Him, and He does. It doesn't happen by chance, He choses us to be His followers. I believe those chosen special like I was, were in a place in their lives so despicable that once we were lifted by the love of the Lord, our hearts so full of thanksgiving and love for the Lord, that our worship became so intense, so full of desire for the presence of our God, that the Lord wanted us front and center, examples of His mercy, His grace, for all to see. He wanted our lives to glorify Him alone, leaving no doubt as to the dedication we had to worship, to love our King, our Beloved Lord.
Now there is nothing else I want to do, I only want to worship my Lord, I want to glorify His Holy Name. There is a Name I love to sing, I love to tell His worth, it sounds like music in my ear, the sweetest Name on earth. Oh, how I love Jesus, Oh, how I love Jesus, Oh, how I love Jesus, because He first loved me. What a simple but elegant message that is. I love Jesus because He first loved me. His love, that is the real story. His love so precious and sweet, poured out on a sinner like me, giving me access to the Father through His redemptive blood poured out on me, covering my sins, giving me the Holy Spirit as my guide, as my dearest friend, to always draw me to the Father, to always bring forth the purest, sweetest worship for my Lord. O Lord, how I love You, precious Holy Spirit, I adore You, my God, my God, there is none like You; how I love You.
This 31st day of July, 2011, I am forever in awe of my great God, of my Savior, my King, my Lord, who chose me, a sinner, to follow Him; to be His vessel to be poured into, filled with His annointing, so I could pour out onto others His grace, mercy and love. I am so blessed my Lord, so blessed, as You chose me, a sinner made righteous by Your precious blood, made righteous to be Your worshiper.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
IT IS FINISHED
John 19:30 "....Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit."
Probably everyone has heard the Gaithers sing "It is Finished" with David Phelps. I was listening to it yesterday and my spirit was so stirred with thoughts of how Jesus must have felt at that moment. What thoughts went through His mind as He gave up His spirit; bowing His head. It was such a revelation to me, the words coming down to me so quickly, trying so hard to remember them all.
Did He feel joy, elation, sadness, regret? Perhaps He felt some regret because so many did not receive, did not understand the reason He came to earth, did not believe He was the Son of God, did not understand His message, His words of love. Sadness as He was leaving His mother, His earthly family and friends, praying that His chosen would remember the teaching, draw upon the love He gave them when they became dismayed at what had taken place. But I also believe if these emotions went through our Savior, they were soon put aside by the joy and elation of knowing that in three days time He would rise again, He would soon be home with His Father.
Can you feel the strength and forcefulness that He brought with Him when He descended into Hell, into the very kingdom of the enemy, the arch rival that had once been so beautiful and regarded so highly in heaven, so loved; but through jealously, self importance and pride been ousted and made low by his own actions. Don't you know that Jesus went into that fiery furnace and walked right up to satan and told him that He was taking back all those things that had been taken; death would no longer have a claim on Him or His followers; sin was defeated and the blood had overcome the death of our souls and given us the right to the kingdom of God. I can imagine satans face as he saw Jesus there, ALIVE and MIGHTY. I can also see the ridicule satan might have felt as Jesus burst out of Hell and returned to earth to fulfill prophecy that He would rise in three days. And that time had come; Jesus now had possession of the keys of death and destruction; He made a way for us to be victorious over death, over the power of the enemy; that same enemy now subject to being under our feet.
And now, shortly, He was going home. He had fulfilled the work of the Father. It was finished, completed. He had indeed overcome the world. He had walked in a strange world, been subjected to worldly values, had been rejected. Jesus was a King, God's own Son. How do you think it felt to be rejected by those He had come to save, to show love, to give salvation. He was use to adoration and honor. He had taught love, everything He taught was based on love and so many refused that love.
Then with a short time on earth, to show Himself alive and victorious, to show His words were true; bringing forth faith in His followers, to assure them again that He was going to prepare a place for them, for us all, that they were now rightful shareholders of equal status with Him in the Father. Then He ascended to take His place to sit at the right hand of the Father, to intercede for me, for you, as He had first hand knowledge of what trials we faced, what temptations would come against us. The victory was won. It was finished.
When problems arise, are your first thoughts "Oh, what to do"? The first thought that should come to mind should be "This was finished, satan has no power over me. This battle was been won, it was won before it ever began. The victory is ours. The enemy knows he has lost but if he can make us worry about a problem; place doubt and fear in our hearts, make us sick, get us depressed over circumstances then he has a hold over you.
But what grace is ours; what mercy and compassion. The Holy Spirit, the comforter that Jesus promised that would stay with us, never leave us, will be shouting from your spirit "Listen, listen!!" "The battle is over, it has been won; you are victorious in Jesus' death and resurrection. We are winners, not losers; we are rightous, sin has been defeated; we have been given keys, we have our own keys to the kingdom of Heaven. Do not lose you keys....they are love, compassion, mercy, forgiveness for your fellow man; and then there is love, praise, thanksgiving, worship, worship and worship for our Lord.
On this 30th day of July, 2011, Father, if I misspoke something here, please forgive me. But I feel so much of what You show me, my heart is so entuned to my Lord. I know You know my heart, You know how much I love and adore You. I feel that my Lord Jesus, being given the emotions You gave to us here on earth, would have had some of the very feelings I would have had. What I might feel at my death, some regrets, some sadness but above all, my jubilation and excitement at finally being able to say, "It is finished"; I am going home to my Father.
Probably everyone has heard the Gaithers sing "It is Finished" with David Phelps. I was listening to it yesterday and my spirit was so stirred with thoughts of how Jesus must have felt at that moment. What thoughts went through His mind as He gave up His spirit; bowing His head. It was such a revelation to me, the words coming down to me so quickly, trying so hard to remember them all.
Did He feel joy, elation, sadness, regret? Perhaps He felt some regret because so many did not receive, did not understand the reason He came to earth, did not believe He was the Son of God, did not understand His message, His words of love. Sadness as He was leaving His mother, His earthly family and friends, praying that His chosen would remember the teaching, draw upon the love He gave them when they became dismayed at what had taken place. But I also believe if these emotions went through our Savior, they were soon put aside by the joy and elation of knowing that in three days time He would rise again, He would soon be home with His Father.
Can you feel the strength and forcefulness that He brought with Him when He descended into Hell, into the very kingdom of the enemy, the arch rival that had once been so beautiful and regarded so highly in heaven, so loved; but through jealously, self importance and pride been ousted and made low by his own actions. Don't you know that Jesus went into that fiery furnace and walked right up to satan and told him that He was taking back all those things that had been taken; death would no longer have a claim on Him or His followers; sin was defeated and the blood had overcome the death of our souls and given us the right to the kingdom of God. I can imagine satans face as he saw Jesus there, ALIVE and MIGHTY. I can also see the ridicule satan might have felt as Jesus burst out of Hell and returned to earth to fulfill prophecy that He would rise in three days. And that time had come; Jesus now had possession of the keys of death and destruction; He made a way for us to be victorious over death, over the power of the enemy; that same enemy now subject to being under our feet.
And now, shortly, He was going home. He had fulfilled the work of the Father. It was finished, completed. He had indeed overcome the world. He had walked in a strange world, been subjected to worldly values, had been rejected. Jesus was a King, God's own Son. How do you think it felt to be rejected by those He had come to save, to show love, to give salvation. He was use to adoration and honor. He had taught love, everything He taught was based on love and so many refused that love.
Then with a short time on earth, to show Himself alive and victorious, to show His words were true; bringing forth faith in His followers, to assure them again that He was going to prepare a place for them, for us all, that they were now rightful shareholders of equal status with Him in the Father. Then He ascended to take His place to sit at the right hand of the Father, to intercede for me, for you, as He had first hand knowledge of what trials we faced, what temptations would come against us. The victory was won. It was finished.
When problems arise, are your first thoughts "Oh, what to do"? The first thought that should come to mind should be "This was finished, satan has no power over me. This battle was been won, it was won before it ever began. The victory is ours. The enemy knows he has lost but if he can make us worry about a problem; place doubt and fear in our hearts, make us sick, get us depressed over circumstances then he has a hold over you.
But what grace is ours; what mercy and compassion. The Holy Spirit, the comforter that Jesus promised that would stay with us, never leave us, will be shouting from your spirit "Listen, listen!!" "The battle is over, it has been won; you are victorious in Jesus' death and resurrection. We are winners, not losers; we are rightous, sin has been defeated; we have been given keys, we have our own keys to the kingdom of Heaven. Do not lose you keys....they are love, compassion, mercy, forgiveness for your fellow man; and then there is love, praise, thanksgiving, worship, worship and worship for our Lord.
On this 30th day of July, 2011, Father, if I misspoke something here, please forgive me. But I feel so much of what You show me, my heart is so entuned to my Lord. I know You know my heart, You know how much I love and adore You. I feel that my Lord Jesus, being given the emotions You gave to us here on earth, would have had some of the very feelings I would have had. What I might feel at my death, some regrets, some sadness but above all, my jubilation and excitement at finally being able to say, "It is finished"; I am going home to my Father.
Friday, July 29, 2011
NEVER TOO BIG
Isaiah 40:11 "He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young."
It seems like it does not matter where I am, I know the Lord likes to ride with me. Today going to the bank I was struck with the memory of my earthly daddy. I was about 35 and I had leaned over to kiss my daddy goodbye before going home one day and he pulled me on his lap. I told him, "Daddy, I am too big" to which he replied "You will never be too big to be held by me". And then he just held me for a few minutes and rocked me. I have learned that when these memories come to me, that there is something the Lord wants to tell me, my Father has something to compare these memories to . And I was right.
Almost instantly, I heard in my spirit, "You will never be too big to be held by Me, Your Pappa". The Lord continued to tell me that no problem was too big for him, no circumstance was too minor or too big that He would not take care of it for me. He waits for me to call out to Him so He can help me. I know He does. Do you not know how much the Father loves us, how He loves to help us, to answer our call. My Father told me that He loves to hold me on His lap. You see, when I climb up on His lap, to be held, whether it be comforting or just because I want to be there, on His lap, in His arms; there is such peace in my Father's arms, such quiet peace. Pappa loves this because when I climb up in His arms, He knows there is no place I would rather be. I go to Him. I want to be as close to Him as I possibly can, just His worshiper, just His beloved child, spending time with her Father, wanting to be with Him alone.
And I will never be too big. Never to big to be held, to be loved, to be His child. I guess you might say I have a child like devotion for my Father. I don't try to figure out why things don't always go my way, or why some have more than others. I can remember my husband getting upset once because some people that seemed so undeserving had so much, were so rich and they were sinners, did not love our Lord. I told him at the time and still feel this, I said "I don't envy them at all, for you see, this is all they will ever have". The people living in sin, those that are so rich and caring not for the Lord, that is all they will ever have, that money, that's it. Most of them are so unhappy, miserable in their richness; sad, I find it. What earthly gain they have will translate into nothing one day. I can only pray that they realize what true richness is, what real worth is before it is too late for them.
My worth, the richness of my life is my relationship with Pappa, my heavenly Father. I would not trade it for any richness that did not come from Him. And you will know the difference. When blessings come from the Father, you instinctly know what will be done with it, and it always involves helping others, sharing with them what you are blessed with. There is no selfish involvement in gifts from God. My wealth is in sharing my Lord with others, passing that beautiful love, so freely given to me, to others. Looking above their rags of sin, seeing into their eyes, looking past what they were or are, and looking into what they can be with the love of the Lord in their lives. That is real abundance, bringing others into the presence of our God, letting them feel His love, His peace and His joy flood their souls; bringing smiles to their faces, gladness to their hearts. Rich, rich, rich. You cannot buy this joy, sharing the Lord with others.
Well, Pappa, my sitting on Your lap has brought forth more than I even dreamed. I love You, my Father, so much. What joy You give me, loving me so much, sharing Your heart with me. I never want to leave Your presence, my God, never do I ever want to go from You. I could stay always, yes, I hear You, Pappa, I can stay, always.
This 29th day of July, 2011, I am in the arms of my Father, sitting on Pappa's lap, where I know I will never be too big to be there. I will never tire of my Father's presence, I will never get enough of His love, His sweet words of love to me. I am here, Pappa, always, on Your lap, loving You.
It seems like it does not matter where I am, I know the Lord likes to ride with me. Today going to the bank I was struck with the memory of my earthly daddy. I was about 35 and I had leaned over to kiss my daddy goodbye before going home one day and he pulled me on his lap. I told him, "Daddy, I am too big" to which he replied "You will never be too big to be held by me". And then he just held me for a few minutes and rocked me. I have learned that when these memories come to me, that there is something the Lord wants to tell me, my Father has something to compare these memories to . And I was right.
Almost instantly, I heard in my spirit, "You will never be too big to be held by Me, Your Pappa". The Lord continued to tell me that no problem was too big for him, no circumstance was too minor or too big that He would not take care of it for me. He waits for me to call out to Him so He can help me. I know He does. Do you not know how much the Father loves us, how He loves to help us, to answer our call. My Father told me that He loves to hold me on His lap. You see, when I climb up on His lap, to be held, whether it be comforting or just because I want to be there, on His lap, in His arms; there is such peace in my Father's arms, such quiet peace. Pappa loves this because when I climb up in His arms, He knows there is no place I would rather be. I go to Him. I want to be as close to Him as I possibly can, just His worshiper, just His beloved child, spending time with her Father, wanting to be with Him alone.
And I will never be too big. Never to big to be held, to be loved, to be His child. I guess you might say I have a child like devotion for my Father. I don't try to figure out why things don't always go my way, or why some have more than others. I can remember my husband getting upset once because some people that seemed so undeserving had so much, were so rich and they were sinners, did not love our Lord. I told him at the time and still feel this, I said "I don't envy them at all, for you see, this is all they will ever have". The people living in sin, those that are so rich and caring not for the Lord, that is all they will ever have, that money, that's it. Most of them are so unhappy, miserable in their richness; sad, I find it. What earthly gain they have will translate into nothing one day. I can only pray that they realize what true richness is, what real worth is before it is too late for them.
My worth, the richness of my life is my relationship with Pappa, my heavenly Father. I would not trade it for any richness that did not come from Him. And you will know the difference. When blessings come from the Father, you instinctly know what will be done with it, and it always involves helping others, sharing with them what you are blessed with. There is no selfish involvement in gifts from God. My wealth is in sharing my Lord with others, passing that beautiful love, so freely given to me, to others. Looking above their rags of sin, seeing into their eyes, looking past what they were or are, and looking into what they can be with the love of the Lord in their lives. That is real abundance, bringing others into the presence of our God, letting them feel His love, His peace and His joy flood their souls; bringing smiles to their faces, gladness to their hearts. Rich, rich, rich. You cannot buy this joy, sharing the Lord with others.
Well, Pappa, my sitting on Your lap has brought forth more than I even dreamed. I love You, my Father, so much. What joy You give me, loving me so much, sharing Your heart with me. I never want to leave Your presence, my God, never do I ever want to go from You. I could stay always, yes, I hear You, Pappa, I can stay, always.
This 29th day of July, 2011, I am in the arms of my Father, sitting on Pappa's lap, where I know I will never be too big to be there. I will never tire of my Father's presence, I will never get enough of His love, His sweet words of love to me. I am here, Pappa, always, on Your lap, loving You.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
O GOD, YOU ARE
Psalm 18:2 "The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock inwhom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."
My Lord, I love You so much. If I say just four words "O God You Are"; those four words say everything....YOU ARE! From the beginning of creation to this day, "You Are". There is none like You, Lord. You are Eternal, Never-ending God. There is nothing that You can not and will not do for Your beloved children, Your worshipers. Those who bow before you, humbling themselves unto You, submitting their will unto Yours, You will move mountains to bless us.
I am so blessed my Lord. Even today, when so many things seem to not be right, words of praise, songs of worship still come from me unto You. I know that in all things You are working it out for me, in me, and through me. You are the Rock on which my faith is fixed. I know You are non-changing. You will be the same tomorrow as You were in the beginning. I find great comfort in knowing that You will be the same each day, for all my life. You are my deliverer, my God. You deliver me from the enemy's snares, I know You deliver me from so much that I never even know about. My shield, Father, You are my shield. You keep darts of hurt and accusation from coming at me. They may be thrown but You shield me from the hurt and shame of them. I thank You so much for protecting me at all times, my Lord. You are my salvation. You lifted me up from such a despicable place, lifted me up, loved me so tenderly and gave me life eternal through the blood of Jesus, my precious Savior.
There is no refuge I can find but You, my Lord. I hide in the shelter of You arms. When I am tired and weary like today, I can just crawl up in You arms and hide until I gain strength from You, until I am totally restored by Your love, Your peace, Your breathe breathing new life into me. You hold me until I can once again stand, strengthened anew from Your refreshing wind of the Spirit, new life, new mercies once again. O Lord, You Are all things to me.
You Are the first and the last, the beginning and the end. I love that You loved me from the beginning and will love me eternally. I never worry that You do not love me, it is because You love me that I feel Your presence so deeply. You are my true love, I adore You my God, all my heart is Yours. There is none like You, no one means what You do to me. I love each day as I know it will be another day spent in your presence. You Are life to me.
Those words, You Are, say it all for me, dear Lord. You Are everything I will ever need; You Are everything I want. This 28th day of July, 2011, my beautiful Father, You Are my God, You Are my heart, yes You are. O God, You Are.
My Lord, I love You so much. If I say just four words "O God You Are"; those four words say everything....YOU ARE! From the beginning of creation to this day, "You Are". There is none like You, Lord. You are Eternal, Never-ending God. There is nothing that You can not and will not do for Your beloved children, Your worshipers. Those who bow before you, humbling themselves unto You, submitting their will unto Yours, You will move mountains to bless us.
I am so blessed my Lord. Even today, when so many things seem to not be right, words of praise, songs of worship still come from me unto You. I know that in all things You are working it out for me, in me, and through me. You are the Rock on which my faith is fixed. I know You are non-changing. You will be the same tomorrow as You were in the beginning. I find great comfort in knowing that You will be the same each day, for all my life. You are my deliverer, my God. You deliver me from the enemy's snares, I know You deliver me from so much that I never even know about. My shield, Father, You are my shield. You keep darts of hurt and accusation from coming at me. They may be thrown but You shield me from the hurt and shame of them. I thank You so much for protecting me at all times, my Lord. You are my salvation. You lifted me up from such a despicable place, lifted me up, loved me so tenderly and gave me life eternal through the blood of Jesus, my precious Savior.
There is no refuge I can find but You, my Lord. I hide in the shelter of You arms. When I am tired and weary like today, I can just crawl up in You arms and hide until I gain strength from You, until I am totally restored by Your love, Your peace, Your breathe breathing new life into me. You hold me until I can once again stand, strengthened anew from Your refreshing wind of the Spirit, new life, new mercies once again. O Lord, You Are all things to me.
You Are the first and the last, the beginning and the end. I love that You loved me from the beginning and will love me eternally. I never worry that You do not love me, it is because You love me that I feel Your presence so deeply. You are my true love, I adore You my God, all my heart is Yours. There is none like You, no one means what You do to me. I love each day as I know it will be another day spent in your presence. You Are life to me.
Those words, You Are, say it all for me, dear Lord. You Are everything I will ever need; You Are everything I want. This 28th day of July, 2011, my beautiful Father, You Are my God, You Are my heart, yes You are. O God, You Are.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
FATHER IS CALLING
Revelation 19:9 "Then the angel said to me, "Write" "Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!' And he added, 'These are the true words of God.'
In my spirit I can hear my Father calling me. He is calling me to go deeper with him than ever before, to seek Him day and night, to think on the things that are in His heart, making those things what is in my heart also, where we become one heart, one spirit. I am not frightened of this, for I long to be one with my Lord, but there are times when I wonder if it is possible for me to attain this righteouness, this holiness of my God. Yes, Father, I hear You. I know that is the work of the enemy, to place doubt and to send all kinds of trouble my way. He tried real hard today, did he not, my Beloved Lord, when he sent that man to the center that was cursing when he walked in and just gave me quite an ear full. Poor man, that spirit in him really has him bound in depression and failure. He cursed the world, he cursed my office, he cursed me and did you hear him ask me if he had ruined my day? I felt Your presence as I told him that it was not possible for him to ruin my day. I would have prayed for him on the spot had Your spirit held me back, and yes, I also felt as though had I done so, he could have harmed me. He was so angry at this world. He so needs You, Father, You are his only hope. I ask You Father to touch his life, send someone that can witness to him of Your love, Your grace. I thank You, Lord, during all this time, You made Your presence known to me and fear had no opening in me.
You are calling me to a deeper walk, I think today was a kind of test to see how I could handle this, how I would react to the type of treatment. I pray You feel I passed, Father. I had no fear for I knew I was in You, and I could only to think to pray for this man, for this sad, sad man who had such a troubled spirit. Let me always react to these things as Your child, Father. I only want to please You, my God, only please You.
As I wake each morning, I am so aware of the place in which I am in You, as You are the first thought of my mind, whenever I wake. During the day, even working, I find that my mind stays on You, loving You, worshiping You. I feel You calling me, lifting me to You, holding me, teaching me Your will, sharing your heart with me. It is possible, yes, I believe so, although some may feel I am a fanatic....isn't that great, Father, that some think I am a fanatic over You. I can't think of too many nicer things to say of me. I want to be known as a woman who loves her Father God more than life itself, more than anything this world has to offer. There is nothing that could be offered me, that would not come from You, that would tempt me from You. Not this day, not any day. I feel like I have been slipped into the pocket of Your coat, with Your hand on me, securing me to You, so I can never fall away from You, You won't let me go and I will never leave.
Call me deeper, I pray, Father. Deeper and deeper into You is where I want to be. Your are so worthy of all my worship, Father. Your hand on me keeps me steady, keeps me strong, keeps me sane in a world that has so many untruths, worries. I love You, I love You so much, I adore You. I love the relationship You have called me to in You. The intimate relationship only possible because of my beautiful Savior, Jesus, who paid the price for my salvation; giving me the right to become Your child, Your beloved child.
This 27th day of July, 2011, I hear You calling to me, Father, calling me to come closer, come deeper into this intimacy with You, and I am answering, each moment, yes, it's my desire, Pappa, my desire is only You.
In my spirit I can hear my Father calling me. He is calling me to go deeper with him than ever before, to seek Him day and night, to think on the things that are in His heart, making those things what is in my heart also, where we become one heart, one spirit. I am not frightened of this, for I long to be one with my Lord, but there are times when I wonder if it is possible for me to attain this righteouness, this holiness of my God. Yes, Father, I hear You. I know that is the work of the enemy, to place doubt and to send all kinds of trouble my way. He tried real hard today, did he not, my Beloved Lord, when he sent that man to the center that was cursing when he walked in and just gave me quite an ear full. Poor man, that spirit in him really has him bound in depression and failure. He cursed the world, he cursed my office, he cursed me and did you hear him ask me if he had ruined my day? I felt Your presence as I told him that it was not possible for him to ruin my day. I would have prayed for him on the spot had Your spirit held me back, and yes, I also felt as though had I done so, he could have harmed me. He was so angry at this world. He so needs You, Father, You are his only hope. I ask You Father to touch his life, send someone that can witness to him of Your love, Your grace. I thank You, Lord, during all this time, You made Your presence known to me and fear had no opening in me.
You are calling me to a deeper walk, I think today was a kind of test to see how I could handle this, how I would react to the type of treatment. I pray You feel I passed, Father. I had no fear for I knew I was in You, and I could only to think to pray for this man, for this sad, sad man who had such a troubled spirit. Let me always react to these things as Your child, Father. I only want to please You, my God, only please You.
As I wake each morning, I am so aware of the place in which I am in You, as You are the first thought of my mind, whenever I wake. During the day, even working, I find that my mind stays on You, loving You, worshiping You. I feel You calling me, lifting me to You, holding me, teaching me Your will, sharing your heart with me. It is possible, yes, I believe so, although some may feel I am a fanatic....isn't that great, Father, that some think I am a fanatic over You. I can't think of too many nicer things to say of me. I want to be known as a woman who loves her Father God more than life itself, more than anything this world has to offer. There is nothing that could be offered me, that would not come from You, that would tempt me from You. Not this day, not any day. I feel like I have been slipped into the pocket of Your coat, with Your hand on me, securing me to You, so I can never fall away from You, You won't let me go and I will never leave.
Call me deeper, I pray, Father. Deeper and deeper into You is where I want to be. Your are so worthy of all my worship, Father. Your hand on me keeps me steady, keeps me strong, keeps me sane in a world that has so many untruths, worries. I love You, I love You so much, I adore You. I love the relationship You have called me to in You. The intimate relationship only possible because of my beautiful Savior, Jesus, who paid the price for my salvation; giving me the right to become Your child, Your beloved child.
This 27th day of July, 2011, I hear You calling to me, Father, calling me to come closer, come deeper into this intimacy with You, and I am answering, each moment, yes, it's my desire, Pappa, my desire is only You.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
LOOKING INTO THE HEART OF GOD
Psalm 40:5 "Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare."
Father, I know I think on such different things concerning You, my mind just naturally fixes on You, on Your wonderful love and grace You pour out on me daily. I cannot help but think of You in all ways, in searching and seeking You alone, to find myself in You. I was thinking earlier about Your heart, what I would see there if I could see inside Your heart as You see inside of mine. I am almost overwhelmed at the things I thought I would find there, inside that place in You where Your love, Your mercy, Your passion for me comes from. I so want to have a loving, giving, forgiving heart as You my Father. I can hardly think on these things without weeping. My God, You hold so much there, in Your heart.
I can see, there in Your heart, a pair of hands, they are nail scarred. How it must have torn Your heart when those nails pierced the hands of Your Beloved Son. So piercing His hands, piercing Your heart. You felt every nail driven through those precious hands. I see a thorn, one kept there so You would never be without the reason that I am so special to You, the thorn that came from a crown that was placed on the beautiful head of my Savior, Your own Son; giving the reason, staying inside, that He was sent for me, so I could be so bound to You for eternity. There is that flow, that life giving flow of blood, blending with the shed blood for the redemption of my sins, flowing, mixing with Your blood that gives me new mercies every day. Knowing the price paid for me blending with the unconditional love that flows from Your heart, pouring it out into me, loving me, forgiving me, loving me; and yet again.
There is an abundance that flows from Your heart, out of the love You feel for me, that abundance just flows blessing after blessing. Unending, like a river, it flows with a winding force that wraps itself around me, washing, blessing, cleansing, blessing.
And that day, that day You chose me to be special, to share a special place with Your chosen worshipers. You chose me, You taught me how to worship You, to please You; You wooed me, drew me near to You, coaxed my heart, drew that last bit of held back love until I was totally, unashamedly, so in love with You, my Lord, so in love with You; that day Your heart held my heart inside, and You kept it there. So now it is a part of Your heart. I am a part of You, my Lord. You hold me inside Your heart; keep me there, I pray, keep me there always. There is no other place I ever want to be.
This 26th day of July, 2011, I am in the glory of Your presence, I am worshiping You, my God, I am pleasing You, loving You, blessing You as I know, now I know, looking into Your heart, what I will see. In Your heart, I see me.
Father, I know I think on such different things concerning You, my mind just naturally fixes on You, on Your wonderful love and grace You pour out on me daily. I cannot help but think of You in all ways, in searching and seeking You alone, to find myself in You. I was thinking earlier about Your heart, what I would see there if I could see inside Your heart as You see inside of mine. I am almost overwhelmed at the things I thought I would find there, inside that place in You where Your love, Your mercy, Your passion for me comes from. I so want to have a loving, giving, forgiving heart as You my Father. I can hardly think on these things without weeping. My God, You hold so much there, in Your heart.
I can see, there in Your heart, a pair of hands, they are nail scarred. How it must have torn Your heart when those nails pierced the hands of Your Beloved Son. So piercing His hands, piercing Your heart. You felt every nail driven through those precious hands. I see a thorn, one kept there so You would never be without the reason that I am so special to You, the thorn that came from a crown that was placed on the beautiful head of my Savior, Your own Son; giving the reason, staying inside, that He was sent for me, so I could be so bound to You for eternity. There is that flow, that life giving flow of blood, blending with the shed blood for the redemption of my sins, flowing, mixing with Your blood that gives me new mercies every day. Knowing the price paid for me blending with the unconditional love that flows from Your heart, pouring it out into me, loving me, forgiving me, loving me; and yet again.
There is an abundance that flows from Your heart, out of the love You feel for me, that abundance just flows blessing after blessing. Unending, like a river, it flows with a winding force that wraps itself around me, washing, blessing, cleansing, blessing.
And that day, that day You chose me to be special, to share a special place with Your chosen worshipers. You chose me, You taught me how to worship You, to please You; You wooed me, drew me near to You, coaxed my heart, drew that last bit of held back love until I was totally, unashamedly, so in love with You, my Lord, so in love with You; that day Your heart held my heart inside, and You kept it there. So now it is a part of Your heart. I am a part of You, my Lord. You hold me inside Your heart; keep me there, I pray, keep me there always. There is no other place I ever want to be.
This 26th day of July, 2011, I am in the glory of Your presence, I am worshiping You, my God, I am pleasing You, loving You, blessing You as I know, now I know, looking into Your heart, what I will see. In Your heart, I see me.
Monday, July 25, 2011
OUT OF COMPLIANCE
Romans 6:14 "For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace."
Working now in the new office, I have found myself having to spend a good bit of time cleaning up things to put the office in compliance. To put things right with the laws. I was thinking about this as I drove home today, it's a pretty drive for the most part, trees, up and down small hills, very pretty. I love this time of driving along and visiting with my Father, special time just for us, I believe He enjoys it very much also. Today as I was thinking about getting in compliance, my Father said, "just as my children ignore my laws and do it every which way but Mine".
It's true, you know. How many times do we disregard the law that was given to us, God's children, laws meant to instruct us, protect us, keep us from sin. But so often we just figure we can slide by with this or that, and it won't make a big difference. Well, I use to do that, and trust me, it did make a big difference. It is not so noticable when you are going about doing you own thing, but once you begin to seek the Lord, to desire Him more than anything and you spend time in His presence, you can see what a waste your time was before, when you did your own thing. How much more could you have been in the presence of the Lord before now? That is probably one of my biggest regrets, is the time I wasted away from my Father. When I was the prodigal, wanting to live what I thought was "life". To have my fun. Well, it wasn't fun when I woke up to the reality of what I had really been missing. I had been missing the true love that was always there, but I did not know it. You can not recognize the real love, the passionate love the Father has for you, unless you are walking in His Light. The Father just told me to add here, "what you don't know won't hurt you". How many times have you thought that? Well, the Lord said it does hurt you. You will know that later when you wake up from one too many "fun" nights; when you get into a pit and can not imagine how you got there; when you, because of pride, or the enemy's lies, don't feel you can cry out to the lord. But you can...
The law of God was put there to keep us in compliance with His will for our lives, to keep us from harm, to keep our feet planted on the solid rock of our salvation, to strengthen us so we can resist temptation and to prepare us for the plans He has for us. God's law was never meant to be a burden on us, but a glorious method of bringing us into our inheritance, into the rewards we receive for walking in the law of our Lord, for our obedience to Him. As the law was added, so trespasses, sins increased. But as the Word tells us, as sin increased, grace increased even more. More grace was added each time. What grace is this, this amazing grace, freely given but at such a cost to our Savior, God's dear Son, His blood given to provide this beloved grace to us. Such precious grace that at the end of the day, allows us to draw nigh unto the Lord, be caressed into His arms and given that restoring rest we so desire from Him.
Why follow the law, you might be wondering. I will follow the law of my Father, of my beloved God, because I know it pleases Him. If for no other reason but to please my Lord, I will do everything I can to follow the laws He has so lovingly put before me, to please Him with my obedience. I love your laws my God. I love that You loved me so much that You wanted to put rules for me to follow, for my life to be one that would be blessed, that would be rich with Your love and presence. I thank You, Father, for Your laws. Father, increase my desires, my desires only for You, for Your laws. I give myself unto You, all of me; commiting myself to Your laws, to Your will for my life.
This 25th day of July, 2011, I worship You, my Lord, thanking You for the laws of life, so perfectly made for me, although not perfect, but I know, my Lord, that Your grace is covering me, more each day.
Working now in the new office, I have found myself having to spend a good bit of time cleaning up things to put the office in compliance. To put things right with the laws. I was thinking about this as I drove home today, it's a pretty drive for the most part, trees, up and down small hills, very pretty. I love this time of driving along and visiting with my Father, special time just for us, I believe He enjoys it very much also. Today as I was thinking about getting in compliance, my Father said, "just as my children ignore my laws and do it every which way but Mine".
It's true, you know. How many times do we disregard the law that was given to us, God's children, laws meant to instruct us, protect us, keep us from sin. But so often we just figure we can slide by with this or that, and it won't make a big difference. Well, I use to do that, and trust me, it did make a big difference. It is not so noticable when you are going about doing you own thing, but once you begin to seek the Lord, to desire Him more than anything and you spend time in His presence, you can see what a waste your time was before, when you did your own thing. How much more could you have been in the presence of the Lord before now? That is probably one of my biggest regrets, is the time I wasted away from my Father. When I was the prodigal, wanting to live what I thought was "life". To have my fun. Well, it wasn't fun when I woke up to the reality of what I had really been missing. I had been missing the true love that was always there, but I did not know it. You can not recognize the real love, the passionate love the Father has for you, unless you are walking in His Light. The Father just told me to add here, "what you don't know won't hurt you". How many times have you thought that? Well, the Lord said it does hurt you. You will know that later when you wake up from one too many "fun" nights; when you get into a pit and can not imagine how you got there; when you, because of pride, or the enemy's lies, don't feel you can cry out to the lord. But you can...
The law of God was put there to keep us in compliance with His will for our lives, to keep us from harm, to keep our feet planted on the solid rock of our salvation, to strengthen us so we can resist temptation and to prepare us for the plans He has for us. God's law was never meant to be a burden on us, but a glorious method of bringing us into our inheritance, into the rewards we receive for walking in the law of our Lord, for our obedience to Him. As the law was added, so trespasses, sins increased. But as the Word tells us, as sin increased, grace increased even more. More grace was added each time. What grace is this, this amazing grace, freely given but at such a cost to our Savior, God's dear Son, His blood given to provide this beloved grace to us. Such precious grace that at the end of the day, allows us to draw nigh unto the Lord, be caressed into His arms and given that restoring rest we so desire from Him.
Why follow the law, you might be wondering. I will follow the law of my Father, of my beloved God, because I know it pleases Him. If for no other reason but to please my Lord, I will do everything I can to follow the laws He has so lovingly put before me, to please Him with my obedience. I love your laws my God. I love that You loved me so much that You wanted to put rules for me to follow, for my life to be one that would be blessed, that would be rich with Your love and presence. I thank You, Father, for Your laws. Father, increase my desires, my desires only for You, for Your laws. I give myself unto You, all of me; commiting myself to Your laws, to Your will for my life.
This 25th day of July, 2011, I worship You, my Lord, thanking You for the laws of life, so perfectly made for me, although not perfect, but I know, my Lord, that Your grace is covering me, more each day.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
HIS BANNER OVER ME IS LOVE
Exodus 23:20 "See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared."
I have no doubt, dear Lord, that You have a banner of protection over me. I can feel Your hand over me as there is no fear where there once was. You guard my way, You send angels to see that I get where I am going, to see that no harm comes to me, to declare Your love for me. I feel there are probably a number of angels watching over each of us, helping to catch us if we fall. Lord you are so faithful to me, I know there is nothing You would not do for me.
My sweet Holy Spirit dwells inside me, He is giving me directionn straight from the Fathers' throne, helping me, guiding me, and showing me the way to please my Lord. I love to please the Lord, all the time I love to worship Him, to give Him the glory He is so due.
My friend had someone hit her truck from behind today. It is a great inconvenience to be without your vehicle for few days, but she as well as we, were so glad she was not hurt. The truck is replaceable. We are not replaceable in the eyes of God. When we travel down a path not of Him, He can see what is in our future but we chose to go this way. I believe there are times He still removes obstacles for us, even when we are not where we should be, so that we can see His goodness, His mercy on us. To give us a little taste of the benefits given to the true worshping children of the Lord. There are so many benefits being a child of God. I am so glad I have the Holy Spirit living in side me. My dearest friend, I welcome Him to me constantly, I don't ever want the Holy Spirit to feel left out of my thoughts, my decisions, I will do nothing to grieve the Holy Spirit.
His banner. In this case the banner is as a shield, a protection. And the banner is there because of love, the beautiful unconditional love that He offers to us all, it is ours to receive or not. I pray you have accepted the Lord's love into your heart. Lord Jesus, I love You so much. So many sacrifices for me, and your protection to be over me as well, I am totally blessed.
This 24th day of July, 2011, I am resting in Your love, Father, Your banner of love that You have placed over me, Your protection, Your provision, Your everlasting love. I am thine O Lord and I have heard Your call. I am just Your worshiper, Dear lord, but I love being Your worshiper, and I love being in your presence.
I have no doubt, dear Lord, that You have a banner of protection over me. I can feel Your hand over me as there is no fear where there once was. You guard my way, You send angels to see that I get where I am going, to see that no harm comes to me, to declare Your love for me. I feel there are probably a number of angels watching over each of us, helping to catch us if we fall. Lord you are so faithful to me, I know there is nothing You would not do for me.
My sweet Holy Spirit dwells inside me, He is giving me directionn straight from the Fathers' throne, helping me, guiding me, and showing me the way to please my Lord. I love to please the Lord, all the time I love to worship Him, to give Him the glory He is so due.
My friend had someone hit her truck from behind today. It is a great inconvenience to be without your vehicle for few days, but she as well as we, were so glad she was not hurt. The truck is replaceable. We are not replaceable in the eyes of God. When we travel down a path not of Him, He can see what is in our future but we chose to go this way. I believe there are times He still removes obstacles for us, even when we are not where we should be, so that we can see His goodness, His mercy on us. To give us a little taste of the benefits given to the true worshping children of the Lord. There are so many benefits being a child of God. I am so glad I have the Holy Spirit living in side me. My dearest friend, I welcome Him to me constantly, I don't ever want the Holy Spirit to feel left out of my thoughts, my decisions, I will do nothing to grieve the Holy Spirit.
His banner. In this case the banner is as a shield, a protection. And the banner is there because of love, the beautiful unconditional love that He offers to us all, it is ours to receive or not. I pray you have accepted the Lord's love into your heart. Lord Jesus, I love You so much. So many sacrifices for me, and your protection to be over me as well, I am totally blessed.
This 24th day of July, 2011, I am resting in Your love, Father, Your banner of love that You have placed over me, Your protection, Your provision, Your everlasting love. I am thine O Lord and I have heard Your call. I am just Your worshiper, Dear lord, but I love being Your worshiper, and I love being in your presence.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
ON THE MOUNTAIN OF GRACE
Romans 5:17 "For if, by the trespass of one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ."
Remembering the valleys I have walked through, isn't it strange when things are well, the Holy Spirit will bring you back to remember the valleys. The dark places you walked, the emptiness felt, the lonliness recalled to mind. I was wondering why that was, why now bring that back to mind. Dear Father, thank You for telling me. For showing me why it was brought back to my mind this night. My Lord showed me that He was bringing those things to my memory, to think on them, so I would truly know that this day, at this time, I am on the mountain of grace. If we don't remember or think of the valleys we will not recognize the provision of grace that has been poured out on us by our Father. When we are standing in His presence, my precious Lord wants us to realize that we are on His Holy Mountain, a mountain that we obtained through the precious blood of the Lamb, and because of our Lord Jesus, we have been given the grace that allows us to rise above circumstances, lift our heads and walk on the mountain of grace.
It is a place that all can go, a place that the Lord is calling us to. The trials that we face on a daily basis cannot compare to the glory we see on His mountain. The battles that rage over us in the heavenlies, the pulls of the enemy to dip into worldly things, forsaking our King, sometimes stretching us to the limit. But for us, and thank You, my Lord, for us that keep our eyes on Jesus, for us that do not surcome to the temptations that are put before us; do you feel that grace when these things come against you, as you turn from temptation and look to the Lord, can't you feel that beautiful grace flowing down, encompassing you with a steady rain of love, the lifting up of your spirit unto that of the Lord, the joy that floods your soul as you realize that the Lord is with you, that He will not let go of a hand that is clasped tightly in His. Oh, I feel your glory my God. I feel your grace upon me daily, it doesn't leave me as I look to You for all I need, for all that troubles me. I look to You alone as my Comforter, my Strength, my Shield, my Joy.
I have such joy. My God, my Beloved Father, the grace You have given me that gives me the courage to witness, to shine the Light that fills my soul, to pray with strangers in the store. The strength to be strong in the face of disruptive forces that seek to destroy Your children, Your worshipers. I love to worship You my God, my Lord, how I love to sing praises to You, to shower adoration on You, to sing of Your beauty, Your faithfulness. You are so worthy, so worthy of all adoration, all praise.
This 23rd day of July, 2011, You have brought me to Your mountain, showered by Your grace, lifted up by the miracle of Your unconditional love. My Lord, I long to stay on Your mountain. I thank You for bringing back to mind the valleys, the trials, so I can know the splendor and lovliness of Your mountain. For without the valleys, the Mountain would not be attainable. Without Your grace, there would be no life. Without Your grace there would be no joy. Joy, unspeakable joy.
Remembering the valleys I have walked through, isn't it strange when things are well, the Holy Spirit will bring you back to remember the valleys. The dark places you walked, the emptiness felt, the lonliness recalled to mind. I was wondering why that was, why now bring that back to mind. Dear Father, thank You for telling me. For showing me why it was brought back to my mind this night. My Lord showed me that He was bringing those things to my memory, to think on them, so I would truly know that this day, at this time, I am on the mountain of grace. If we don't remember or think of the valleys we will not recognize the provision of grace that has been poured out on us by our Father. When we are standing in His presence, my precious Lord wants us to realize that we are on His Holy Mountain, a mountain that we obtained through the precious blood of the Lamb, and because of our Lord Jesus, we have been given the grace that allows us to rise above circumstances, lift our heads and walk on the mountain of grace.
It is a place that all can go, a place that the Lord is calling us to. The trials that we face on a daily basis cannot compare to the glory we see on His mountain. The battles that rage over us in the heavenlies, the pulls of the enemy to dip into worldly things, forsaking our King, sometimes stretching us to the limit. But for us, and thank You, my Lord, for us that keep our eyes on Jesus, for us that do not surcome to the temptations that are put before us; do you feel that grace when these things come against you, as you turn from temptation and look to the Lord, can't you feel that beautiful grace flowing down, encompassing you with a steady rain of love, the lifting up of your spirit unto that of the Lord, the joy that floods your soul as you realize that the Lord is with you, that He will not let go of a hand that is clasped tightly in His. Oh, I feel your glory my God. I feel your grace upon me daily, it doesn't leave me as I look to You for all I need, for all that troubles me. I look to You alone as my Comforter, my Strength, my Shield, my Joy.
I have such joy. My God, my Beloved Father, the grace You have given me that gives me the courage to witness, to shine the Light that fills my soul, to pray with strangers in the store. The strength to be strong in the face of disruptive forces that seek to destroy Your children, Your worshipers. I love to worship You my God, my Lord, how I love to sing praises to You, to shower adoration on You, to sing of Your beauty, Your faithfulness. You are so worthy, so worthy of all adoration, all praise.
This 23rd day of July, 2011, You have brought me to Your mountain, showered by Your grace, lifted up by the miracle of Your unconditional love. My Lord, I long to stay on Your mountain. I thank You for bringing back to mind the valleys, the trials, so I can know the splendor and lovliness of Your mountain. For without the valleys, the Mountain would not be attainable. Without Your grace, there would be no life. Without Your grace there would be no joy. Joy, unspeakable joy.
Friday, July 22, 2011
SURROUNDED BY LOVE
Psalm 32:10 "Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him."
What a day, my Father. But then You know this as You were there with me. I could feel Your presence, Your love as the day progressively got stranger and stranger. As I watched and listened to things go on, I could see Your hand moving, Your part in it. I could feel the peace You touched me with time after time today. To not let myself get anxious, not to be dismayed by the things taking place. You had it under control, You continually let me know that You were in charge, You were my Maker and my Keeper.
And now, home again. Here in this home with You, to take time to be Your girl, just Your worshiper, with my heart so bare before you, Father. So open for Your Word, for Your love. Precious Holy Spirit, come and dwell with me always, You are welcome in my heart, my life. I could not take a step without the knowledge that You are here , without knowing that You are leading me, correcting me if I misstep, showing me the way to my Father's heart. Loving You is breath to me, knowing You is my deepest desire and Your presence is essential to my very life. Father, You created me to worship You. I want to please You with my songs of worship, my words of love, the new songs that rise from my soul up to Your throne room. I want You to know how important You are to me, how You mean everything to me. You have given me such a will to be a light for all to see; to be an example of what loving You, God Almighty, can be like. Such love will never go unrewarded by You, my Lord. You are so worthy of all the praise of the earth. There will come a day when people will look up and see the clouds opening and my Jesus, Son of God, coming through with trumpets blaring, angels singing, and His sword drawn; drawn to cut through all the clouds of doubt and rejection that is in the earth. He will cut through the cords that have been strangling the children of God and raise them up with Him. We will be taken up and He will be glorified.
Until that day, my Lord, I know that You will stay with me, live here with me, live in my heart, my soul, my mind, sharing my life, showing me Your grace, Your mercy, and surrounding me with Your love. You are my strength, my shield, my portion,, my all. This 22nd day of July, 2011, I find myself more and more in love with my Savior, my Lord, my God.
What a day, my Father. But then You know this as You were there with me. I could feel Your presence, Your love as the day progressively got stranger and stranger. As I watched and listened to things go on, I could see Your hand moving, Your part in it. I could feel the peace You touched me with time after time today. To not let myself get anxious, not to be dismayed by the things taking place. You had it under control, You continually let me know that You were in charge, You were my Maker and my Keeper.
And now, home again. Here in this home with You, to take time to be Your girl, just Your worshiper, with my heart so bare before you, Father. So open for Your Word, for Your love. Precious Holy Spirit, come and dwell with me always, You are welcome in my heart, my life. I could not take a step without the knowledge that You are here , without knowing that You are leading me, correcting me if I misstep, showing me the way to my Father's heart. Loving You is breath to me, knowing You is my deepest desire and Your presence is essential to my very life. Father, You created me to worship You. I want to please You with my songs of worship, my words of love, the new songs that rise from my soul up to Your throne room. I want You to know how important You are to me, how You mean everything to me. You have given me such a will to be a light for all to see; to be an example of what loving You, God Almighty, can be like. Such love will never go unrewarded by You, my Lord. You are so worthy of all the praise of the earth. There will come a day when people will look up and see the clouds opening and my Jesus, Son of God, coming through with trumpets blaring, angels singing, and His sword drawn; drawn to cut through all the clouds of doubt and rejection that is in the earth. He will cut through the cords that have been strangling the children of God and raise them up with Him. We will be taken up and He will be glorified.
Until that day, my Lord, I know that You will stay with me, live here with me, live in my heart, my soul, my mind, sharing my life, showing me Your grace, Your mercy, and surrounding me with Your love. You are my strength, my shield, my portion,, my all. This 22nd day of July, 2011, I find myself more and more in love with my Savior, my Lord, my God.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
TIME FOR DANCING AND LAUGHTER
Ecclesiastes 3:4 "A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance."
You have been with me, Lord, through it all. You have made Your presence known by the kindness of others, by the love offered and by the peace You have poured into my spirit.
There was a long time of mourning and weeping. Time seemed to go so slowly when illness is covering your home, when there seems to be no answers, no hope for recovery. But You were there, Father, holding on to me, showing me that I could trust in You no matter what happened, I could depend on Your help. It took a while, didn't it, Pappa, for me to get through the first year, so hard. I cried a lot, the changes were like black and white, but You worked me through them with Your tenderness, Your gentle ways, showing me that it could be done, I did not have to fear the future alone.
Then the joy began to reappear. I believe, my Beloved Lord, that the real joy began when You began to teach me to worship You like You desired me to, the more You showed me Your heart, the more Your joy flooded my soul. The deeper the worship went, the higher it floated into the Heavens, the more of Your beauty I began to see. What beauty lies within the spiritual walk You share with me. How wonderful are the minutes that turn into days with You. How I worship You, my God, You are my all in all. I give You praise for every moment You held me as I cried and now for every second that I am alive in You, so alive in You.
The weeping and mourning are over. The joy, the laughter, the dancing for You are now evident in all I do. I cannot contain Whom I love, it flows out of me no matter who I am talking to. I love You, I love You, I love You. I will shout Your praises, Your goodness to all I come in contact with. There will never be any doubt as to Whom I love.
I begin my work at the new office tomorrow. Pappa, I know You will be there with me, You are always with me. Your presence surrounds me and I know You will be with me there. I am excited to see if the customers or my new assistant will notice the difference in the office as You will be there. You never fail to deliver Your Word, Lord. What a new day comes tomorrow. A new day, a new beginning, the only old will be You and Me. We are not new as You have always loved me, and I love You so dearly and that will make the old merge with the new and I expect to hear the angels singing to Your Glory, giving praise to Your Name, as we begin Your plan for my life.
This 21st day of July, 2011, I am ready, my beloved Father to begin the plan You led me to walk in nine months ago. I am full of Your love, Your strength, I trust in You, to lead me on. Your way is the only way for me. I love You so much Pappa. I am so happy to be Your child.
You have been with me, Lord, through it all. You have made Your presence known by the kindness of others, by the love offered and by the peace You have poured into my spirit.
There was a long time of mourning and weeping. Time seemed to go so slowly when illness is covering your home, when there seems to be no answers, no hope for recovery. But You were there, Father, holding on to me, showing me that I could trust in You no matter what happened, I could depend on Your help. It took a while, didn't it, Pappa, for me to get through the first year, so hard. I cried a lot, the changes were like black and white, but You worked me through them with Your tenderness, Your gentle ways, showing me that it could be done, I did not have to fear the future alone.
Then the joy began to reappear. I believe, my Beloved Lord, that the real joy began when You began to teach me to worship You like You desired me to, the more You showed me Your heart, the more Your joy flooded my soul. The deeper the worship went, the higher it floated into the Heavens, the more of Your beauty I began to see. What beauty lies within the spiritual walk You share with me. How wonderful are the minutes that turn into days with You. How I worship You, my God, You are my all in all. I give You praise for every moment You held me as I cried and now for every second that I am alive in You, so alive in You.
The weeping and mourning are over. The joy, the laughter, the dancing for You are now evident in all I do. I cannot contain Whom I love, it flows out of me no matter who I am talking to. I love You, I love You, I love You. I will shout Your praises, Your goodness to all I come in contact with. There will never be any doubt as to Whom I love.
I begin my work at the new office tomorrow. Pappa, I know You will be there with me, You are always with me. Your presence surrounds me and I know You will be with me there. I am excited to see if the customers or my new assistant will notice the difference in the office as You will be there. You never fail to deliver Your Word, Lord. What a new day comes tomorrow. A new day, a new beginning, the only old will be You and Me. We are not new as You have always loved me, and I love You so dearly and that will make the old merge with the new and I expect to hear the angels singing to Your Glory, giving praise to Your Name, as we begin Your plan for my life.
This 21st day of July, 2011, I am ready, my beloved Father to begin the plan You led me to walk in nine months ago. I am full of Your love, Your strength, I trust in You, to lead me on. Your way is the only way for me. I love You so much Pappa. I am so happy to be Your child.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
HOME, SWEET HOME
Proverbs 3:33b "but He blesses the home of the righteous".
Father, thank You for Your faithfulness. As I walked through this home You brought me to, after everyne was gone, I was filled with a sense of awe. The awesome things You have done for me, the blessings You have poured out on me. As I lay before You, crying from the overwhelming joy in my heart, I could sense Your presence here with me. Your presence seems to be in each room I sit in, walk in, You are in this home with me. This is surely holy ground. Even my mailbox number is 7. There seems to be a message in everything that is touching me right now. I am so awestruck; Your attention to each little detail, one message after another that You are here, this is Your house, Your house, come and dwell here. Sending me that message today also. I praise and worship You, my Holy Father.
The beds are made, mine stands ready for my rest. Father, I pray You will lay Your hands over my eyes and close them for a rest tonight, give me total calm so my body can rest. Last night, I guess I was so excited at seeing the house today, or perhaps just too tired to rest, but tonight I need to rest. Hold me near Pappa, give me Your peaceful rest.
Father, my precious Lord, I will worship You at all times. I will live happily ever after; how could I not be happy knowing I am in Your will and You are in control of my life. Happiness will flow from me, Your love will pour our to those You send my way, and I will walk in Your Light joyfully. Thank You, precious Lord, for Your provision, for Your grace and for new mercies each morning. I thank You that You renew my strength each night as I rest.
This 20th day of July, 2011, my first night in my new home, dwell here with me, O Lord, never leave me. I live for Your presence, for Your love. You are so Glorious, so Beautiful, so Holy. You are my God.
Father, thank You for Your faithfulness. As I walked through this home You brought me to, after everyne was gone, I was filled with a sense of awe. The awesome things You have done for me, the blessings You have poured out on me. As I lay before You, crying from the overwhelming joy in my heart, I could sense Your presence here with me. Your presence seems to be in each room I sit in, walk in, You are in this home with me. This is surely holy ground. Even my mailbox number is 7. There seems to be a message in everything that is touching me right now. I am so awestruck; Your attention to each little detail, one message after another that You are here, this is Your house, Your house, come and dwell here. Sending me that message today also. I praise and worship You, my Holy Father.
The beds are made, mine stands ready for my rest. Father, I pray You will lay Your hands over my eyes and close them for a rest tonight, give me total calm so my body can rest. Last night, I guess I was so excited at seeing the house today, or perhaps just too tired to rest, but tonight I need to rest. Hold me near Pappa, give me Your peaceful rest.
Father, my precious Lord, I will worship You at all times. I will live happily ever after; how could I not be happy knowing I am in Your will and You are in control of my life. Happiness will flow from me, Your love will pour our to those You send my way, and I will walk in Your Light joyfully. Thank You, precious Lord, for Your provision, for Your grace and for new mercies each morning. I thank You that You renew my strength each night as I rest.
This 20th day of July, 2011, my first night in my new home, dwell here with me, O Lord, never leave me. I live for Your presence, for Your love. You are so Glorious, so Beautiful, so Holy. You are my God.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
PEACE IN MY HEART
Philippians 4:7 "And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
What a day, Father. All I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you. If the enemy could think of it, he did it. Rain and more rain. But the area needed the rain so badly, it was hard to not to welcome it. Then the truck, the key would not turn. Did you think that was a good one. I thought the enemy really came up with a good one there. But we got another truck, so he was foiled again. Then the movers did not want to load in the rain. I told them we were moving and loading that truck, so they came. Got it loaded in only four hours. Through it all, every minute of it I still had a peace. I need to ask forgiveness though Father for the couple of times I felt a sharpness in my spirit. I never had fear or anything or anxiety because I knew this was of You, You had set this in motion nine months ago, but I must admit I felt like I was in heavy labor all day. I have never had children but if the turmoil is part of it, then I was in childbirth. But through it all, Your peace was in me. I knew it was going to happen today, and it did. I never doubted for one moment You were bringing me home, to the place You have set for me. And tomorrow, I will be there.
Father, bless my friend Charlotte, for her faithfulness to you, for her precious love and help to me with getting the house, helping me arrange things here. Lord, I ask a special blessing on Kevin for coming and driving the truck for me, for his and B's help loading today. Pappa, double portion of blessings on Suzi for all her help packing these last few weeks, and for Boots helping me so much. There are so many to thank, Lord, and I would just ask that You give them Your joy, Your peace in their lives and Your saving grace. To all those that held me up to You in prayer today and this last week Lord, I ask Your blessings on them also. Your children, Father, obedient and faithful to pray when asked, to remember each other in prayer as Your Word gives direction.
I thank You, my Lord, for guarding my heart and my mind today as the enemy played his games with me. One friend told me to laugh with You in the face of satan. I did, and it was heartfelt. No one, nothing, ever, will stop me from worshiping You my Savior. You are the love of my life, the joy of my heart, and the life of my spirit. Only one place I ever want to be and that is in Your presence.
This 19th day of July, 2011, I am worshiping You, my Lord, for guarding my heart, my mind, and keeping me in You. Jesus, You are my life.
What a day, Father. All I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you. If the enemy could think of it, he did it. Rain and more rain. But the area needed the rain so badly, it was hard to not to welcome it. Then the truck, the key would not turn. Did you think that was a good one. I thought the enemy really came up with a good one there. But we got another truck, so he was foiled again. Then the movers did not want to load in the rain. I told them we were moving and loading that truck, so they came. Got it loaded in only four hours. Through it all, every minute of it I still had a peace. I need to ask forgiveness though Father for the couple of times I felt a sharpness in my spirit. I never had fear or anything or anxiety because I knew this was of You, You had set this in motion nine months ago, but I must admit I felt like I was in heavy labor all day. I have never had children but if the turmoil is part of it, then I was in childbirth. But through it all, Your peace was in me. I knew it was going to happen today, and it did. I never doubted for one moment You were bringing me home, to the place You have set for me. And tomorrow, I will be there.
Father, bless my friend Charlotte, for her faithfulness to you, for her precious love and help to me with getting the house, helping me arrange things here. Lord, I ask a special blessing on Kevin for coming and driving the truck for me, for his and B's help loading today. Pappa, double portion of blessings on Suzi for all her help packing these last few weeks, and for Boots helping me so much. There are so many to thank, Lord, and I would just ask that You give them Your joy, Your peace in their lives and Your saving grace. To all those that held me up to You in prayer today and this last week Lord, I ask Your blessings on them also. Your children, Father, obedient and faithful to pray when asked, to remember each other in prayer as Your Word gives direction.
I thank You, my Lord, for guarding my heart and my mind today as the enemy played his games with me. One friend told me to laugh with You in the face of satan. I did, and it was heartfelt. No one, nothing, ever, will stop me from worshiping You my Savior. You are the love of my life, the joy of my heart, and the life of my spirit. Only one place I ever want to be and that is in Your presence.
This 19th day of July, 2011, I am worshiping You, my Lord, for guarding my heart, my mind, and keeping me in You. Jesus, You are my life.
Monday, July 18, 2011
ONE WORD SAYS IT ALL
Zechariah 14:9 "The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name."
There has been a few posts on FB lately asking what one word you would like to be described as, which word says it all about you. I have looked at the answers that some have posted; faithful, loving, obedient, honest; the lists go on and on. I have thought about this a good bit but have never posted an answer to this question. What would you say of me, Father? What one word would describe me. I can think of a few words, but still seem to change my mind. I think it would be more interesting to see how others would describe me.
Some might say that I was a friend. I like thinking I have been a friend to so many, but so often I feel I lack in that manner. I seem to stay so busy at times, I feel I may be letting people down in that way; I want to do all I can for others, but I still think I fall short. My Lord has never lacked as a friend. He is always here when I call Him, always ready to give me the help, the words I need, the comfort that only a true friend can give. Jesus is my idea of a friend.
Faithful came to mind, but then I had to remember times I fell short there also. I try to be faithful in all I do, but I still think I fail man at times. I try to remain faithful to the Father at all times, but He knows me also, and there are times I feel inadequate in that category too. But Jesus, my precious Jesus, He is always faithful and true to me, to you. He never changes, He never tires, He gives all for us. Jesus is faithful to me, so faithful. He has never failed me and I know He never will.
Loving is a fairly good description of me, as I love people, I love my family and I love my God. I love my Lord with all my heart and soul, but I can only love as a human. Jesus loves divinely, never judging, never deciding if we are or not worthy of His love; He loves unconditionally. Can I say that about me, I would like to, but still.... But Jesus, He loves. He loves me so much. He loves me, good or bad, He loves me.
This could go on all night as there are so many words that people use to describe themselves. But we all fall short compared to our Lord Jesus. This should be our goal, to find ourselves in a place where we love unconditionally, where our faithfulness shows no wavering on our part, and where being a friend is giving of ourselves without reservation to our neighbor. Where the Lord can use us to touch people, love people and yes, even heal people in His Name.
It is His Name that should be the one Word that describes us. Christ-like. That is the name. Thank You, Father, for showing me this. That is the one word I want to have describe me. But it is the walk, more than it is the talk, it is the goal of those that love the Lord, and let Him love through them; it is the santification of our hearts and souls, it is the infilling of the Holy Spirit, letting Him overtake our desires where they are only of the things of the Lord; it is letting the Lord have complete control, giving Him our will to be His will for us; those are the things that will lead us to the one word we want to describe us...Christ-like. That is my goal, my true desire, to be like my Lord. To have people see Him in me.
My Beloved Lord, how I adore You. I want to fill the heavens with worship for You alone. I worship You, Jesus, I love You so much. This 18th day of July, 2011, I am just Your worshiper seeking to be like You, desiring only to please you, to become Christ-like. Lord, You are so worthy of all my praise. I want to thank You for being my friend, I want to thank You for Your love, for loving me regardless of what I am, and I want to thank You for Your faithfulness to me. I am never afraid, never fearful, as I know You will be right here with me. You never fail me. I love You, my Lord.
There has been a few posts on FB lately asking what one word you would like to be described as, which word says it all about you. I have looked at the answers that some have posted; faithful, loving, obedient, honest; the lists go on and on. I have thought about this a good bit but have never posted an answer to this question. What would you say of me, Father? What one word would describe me. I can think of a few words, but still seem to change my mind. I think it would be more interesting to see how others would describe me.
Some might say that I was a friend. I like thinking I have been a friend to so many, but so often I feel I lack in that manner. I seem to stay so busy at times, I feel I may be letting people down in that way; I want to do all I can for others, but I still think I fall short. My Lord has never lacked as a friend. He is always here when I call Him, always ready to give me the help, the words I need, the comfort that only a true friend can give. Jesus is my idea of a friend.
Faithful came to mind, but then I had to remember times I fell short there also. I try to be faithful in all I do, but I still think I fail man at times. I try to remain faithful to the Father at all times, but He knows me also, and there are times I feel inadequate in that category too. But Jesus, my precious Jesus, He is always faithful and true to me, to you. He never changes, He never tires, He gives all for us. Jesus is faithful to me, so faithful. He has never failed me and I know He never will.
Loving is a fairly good description of me, as I love people, I love my family and I love my God. I love my Lord with all my heart and soul, but I can only love as a human. Jesus loves divinely, never judging, never deciding if we are or not worthy of His love; He loves unconditionally. Can I say that about me, I would like to, but still.... But Jesus, He loves. He loves me so much. He loves me, good or bad, He loves me.
This could go on all night as there are so many words that people use to describe themselves. But we all fall short compared to our Lord Jesus. This should be our goal, to find ourselves in a place where we love unconditionally, where our faithfulness shows no wavering on our part, and where being a friend is giving of ourselves without reservation to our neighbor. Where the Lord can use us to touch people, love people and yes, even heal people in His Name.
It is His Name that should be the one Word that describes us. Christ-like. That is the name. Thank You, Father, for showing me this. That is the one word I want to have describe me. But it is the walk, more than it is the talk, it is the goal of those that love the Lord, and let Him love through them; it is the santification of our hearts and souls, it is the infilling of the Holy Spirit, letting Him overtake our desires where they are only of the things of the Lord; it is letting the Lord have complete control, giving Him our will to be His will for us; those are the things that will lead us to the one word we want to describe us...Christ-like. That is my goal, my true desire, to be like my Lord. To have people see Him in me.
My Beloved Lord, how I adore You. I want to fill the heavens with worship for You alone. I worship You, Jesus, I love You so much. This 18th day of July, 2011, I am just Your worshiper seeking to be like You, desiring only to please you, to become Christ-like. Lord, You are so worthy of all my praise. I want to thank You for being my friend, I want to thank You for Your love, for loving me regardless of what I am, and I want to thank You for Your faithfulness to me. I am never afraid, never fearful, as I know You will be right here with me. You never fail me. I love You, my Lord.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
THE DIVIDER
Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."
When I read the Word, so often just looking at different verses, a verse will just jump off the page to my spirit. It is usually just what is needed to soothe whatever is troubling me or whatever may be what I am looking for. If there is something that is not right in me, something troubling me and I can not figure what the matter is, I know reading the Word will always fix the problem.
The Lord is so faithful to see that I find the answers needed. I remember a few months back I wanted to go to a worship conference, He had once told me no, but I did not think about it as I realized what a blessing it could be, remembering not what I had been told. As I made temporary plans to go, excitement builting up in me. But the next morning I was so oppressed and could not figure out why. I went into the Word to see what the Lord would give me. Sure enough, as I was reading, the Holy Spirit reminded me that I had been told no by the Lord, not this one. I had been told there would be others. I did not know why, but once again, I accepted the words of my Lord, and almost instantly the weight was lifted off my shoulders. Only this last month did I know why the Lord would not let me go.....He knew I would be moving this month. He knew I would not be able to go and would have spent the money for tickets unwisely. His Word divided my heart and my mind. My mind did not understand, but my heart accepted the word completely.
The Word of God will divide you from acquaintances sometimes. His Word will divide what you think is right and what His Word says is right. There is no arguing the Word of God. It does not change. When you listen to some preachers you might think that the Word has changed, but it has not. There is no changing of the Word of God. Those that change the Word to fit in with their doctrine or their personal beliefs will be judged by our Lord one day, for their deceiving of the children that have been placed in their care by our Lord. The Lord will use His Word to divide His children from such practices as preached here.
God's Word can penetrate right through depression, guilt, unforgiveness....those thoughts cannot stand against what the Word says. Those things are tools of the enemy and he cannot dispute what the Lord says. The fact that he may try does not change the Word. The Lord will uncover any lie of the enemy, He will show you the truth of what is and what is not.
Can you place your heart, your soul totally in the care of our Father in Heaven? Will you let Him search your heart and soul and divide those things not of Him from the good He has put there, and throw those other things out? Are you willing to be divided from those that the Lord feels harmful of His child? The division of heart, your feelings and your soul, eternity with Him, may hurt for a little while, but He will cover any hurt with His salve of grace, the ointment of His love. He will replace all things He removes from your being with blessings that will be so beautiful.
The Divider can only perform His actions in you with your permission. Nothing can be done against your will. You must chose to let the Lord work in you, to let the Holy Spirit come in and freely search your heart, opening each door and looking inside. The Word of God will filter any impurities from you as you commit yourself to our Father; reading His Word to absorb all the outpouring of cleansing waters that will flow from those words through your body, your heart and your soul. He so wants to begin to divide with His Word in you today. Divide what is pure and holy from what needs to be cleansed out of you.
My Lord God, I lay open my heart, my soul for the Holy Spirit to divide anything not of You out of me. I worship only You. You are my everything. I want nothing that is not of you in me. I love You, my Father. This 17th day of July, 2011, I am awaiting the Divider, I am praying the Divider keeps me divided from anything or anyone that is not of my Beloved Father.
When I read the Word, so often just looking at different verses, a verse will just jump off the page to my spirit. It is usually just what is needed to soothe whatever is troubling me or whatever may be what I am looking for. If there is something that is not right in me, something troubling me and I can not figure what the matter is, I know reading the Word will always fix the problem.
The Lord is so faithful to see that I find the answers needed. I remember a few months back I wanted to go to a worship conference, He had once told me no, but I did not think about it as I realized what a blessing it could be, remembering not what I had been told. As I made temporary plans to go, excitement builting up in me. But the next morning I was so oppressed and could not figure out why. I went into the Word to see what the Lord would give me. Sure enough, as I was reading, the Holy Spirit reminded me that I had been told no by the Lord, not this one. I had been told there would be others. I did not know why, but once again, I accepted the words of my Lord, and almost instantly the weight was lifted off my shoulders. Only this last month did I know why the Lord would not let me go.....He knew I would be moving this month. He knew I would not be able to go and would have spent the money for tickets unwisely. His Word divided my heart and my mind. My mind did not understand, but my heart accepted the word completely.
The Word of God will divide you from acquaintances sometimes. His Word will divide what you think is right and what His Word says is right. There is no arguing the Word of God. It does not change. When you listen to some preachers you might think that the Word has changed, but it has not. There is no changing of the Word of God. Those that change the Word to fit in with their doctrine or their personal beliefs will be judged by our Lord one day, for their deceiving of the children that have been placed in their care by our Lord. The Lord will use His Word to divide His children from such practices as preached here.
God's Word can penetrate right through depression, guilt, unforgiveness....those thoughts cannot stand against what the Word says. Those things are tools of the enemy and he cannot dispute what the Lord says. The fact that he may try does not change the Word. The Lord will uncover any lie of the enemy, He will show you the truth of what is and what is not.
Can you place your heart, your soul totally in the care of our Father in Heaven? Will you let Him search your heart and soul and divide those things not of Him from the good He has put there, and throw those other things out? Are you willing to be divided from those that the Lord feels harmful of His child? The division of heart, your feelings and your soul, eternity with Him, may hurt for a little while, but He will cover any hurt with His salve of grace, the ointment of His love. He will replace all things He removes from your being with blessings that will be so beautiful.
The Divider can only perform His actions in you with your permission. Nothing can be done against your will. You must chose to let the Lord work in you, to let the Holy Spirit come in and freely search your heart, opening each door and looking inside. The Word of God will filter any impurities from you as you commit yourself to our Father; reading His Word to absorb all the outpouring of cleansing waters that will flow from those words through your body, your heart and your soul. He so wants to begin to divide with His Word in you today. Divide what is pure and holy from what needs to be cleansed out of you.
My Lord God, I lay open my heart, my soul for the Holy Spirit to divide anything not of You out of me. I worship only You. You are my everything. I want nothing that is not of you in me. I love You, my Father. This 17th day of July, 2011, I am awaiting the Divider, I am praying the Divider keeps me divided from anything or anyone that is not of my Beloved Father.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
SPIRITUALLY LAME
John 5:8 "Then Jesus said to him, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk"."
As I was reading the word, I read this scripture about the man who had been paralyzed for thirty-eight years. The Lord spoke to me and said "my people are spiritually lame". I usually write later in the day but was compeled to sit and write as the Lord began to tell me what He meant.
Our thoughts are crippled by the world. Basically our thoughts are beaten and made numb, thereby crippling us, by what we allow to enter our minds, through our eyes and our ears. I rarely ever watch commercials when I watch TV as I find they are demoralizing, mean, and just plain dumb. Is it too much to expect that the companies we spend so much money purchasing their products treat us as adults, as intelligent humans? I find so many are violent. You don't need violence to sell milk. But so many either are full of violence, sexual undertones or out in the open tones, or both together. I cannot tell you how many times I see something like that and say to myself, I am so not going there or not buying that. When you go to the trouble to screen a show or movie for your family, or just for yourself to watch and then the commercials come on and pour this garbage into your mind. And people love commercials....I get asked all the time if I saw this or that commercial. Do we realize what is taking place through these 30 second spots?
So many just sit and watch them; not realizing what is coming into their minds....the violence, the rudeness, the way the kids talk to their parents or teachers in a commercial. Take note, watch what you are watching. Do not let yourself be desensitized. Our Holy Spirit is there with you, watching, hearing...where did you think He goes at these times...He is being subjected to what you are watching and hearing.
If you are reading, what are you reading? I use to absorb books three and four a week, all the top authors, loved mysteries, figured I could skip over the pages that had those off-color things in them, but I was still pouring these things into my mind. Your eyes still see all that is on the page before you turn it. Your mind may not comprehend it openly but subconsciously it goes into your mind. Through the eyes, into the mind, to lay dormant until a situation comes along and you find yourself reacting like something in the book you read, using words you were not sure where they came from.
All this, Father says, causes you to be spiritually lame. Crippled when it comes to your heart staying pure and holy before Him. Your body sick and you cannot figure what is wrong with you. Do you not realize that when your spirit is filled with things not of the Lord, it can become ill and your body follows? For your body to be well, the spirit must be well. Our Lord wants us to fill our minds, what we read, what we hear with things of Him. His Word, music that is pleasing to Him also, music that we can sing with or that will draw us into worshiping Him. We were made to please our God. Our Father wants to bless us so much, He is waiting to shower us with blessings from His throne room, but we cannot walk to receive them. We are lame. We need to be able to walk in the Light of the Lord, walk in the way He sets before us, but if we are filled with things of the world, we will not be able to recieve from our Lord the deep things He has for us. It will be just surface blessings, those just thrown down to the birds, the animals that need to be fed and taken care of; all we would be able to reach for ourselves are the crumbs from His table.
Today, this moment, the Lord wants us to take note of what we allow into our minds through our ears and eyes. Stop filling our minds with garbage that is making us so crippled in mind and spirit. Stop laughing at the hurting and shaming of others, the one-up on each other that so many of these spots produce. Screen these things just as you would the shows and movies. You can mute the violence, get up and go in the other room while these play. Chose carefully what you read. This is such a message from my Lord. I also need to be so careful what goes into my mind as it will play back when I am trying to worship or pray. Interrupting the flow from myself and the Father with garbage....the enemy will use whatever is there, whatever you make available for him to use.
My Lord, forgive me. Please help me be diligent about what goes into my mind, into my spirit. I only want those things that are pure, those things which are holy and only of You to be a part of who I am, I want to be one with You. My desire, Lord, to be one with You. Today, the 16th day of July, 2011, Father, I want to hear those words from You, as You cleanse me from any unrighteousness in mind or spirit, "Get up, Pick up your mat and walk". I love You so much, Pappa.
As I was reading the word, I read this scripture about the man who had been paralyzed for thirty-eight years. The Lord spoke to me and said "my people are spiritually lame". I usually write later in the day but was compeled to sit and write as the Lord began to tell me what He meant.
Our thoughts are crippled by the world. Basically our thoughts are beaten and made numb, thereby crippling us, by what we allow to enter our minds, through our eyes and our ears. I rarely ever watch commercials when I watch TV as I find they are demoralizing, mean, and just plain dumb. Is it too much to expect that the companies we spend so much money purchasing their products treat us as adults, as intelligent humans? I find so many are violent. You don't need violence to sell milk. But so many either are full of violence, sexual undertones or out in the open tones, or both together. I cannot tell you how many times I see something like that and say to myself, I am so not going there or not buying that. When you go to the trouble to screen a show or movie for your family, or just for yourself to watch and then the commercials come on and pour this garbage into your mind. And people love commercials....I get asked all the time if I saw this or that commercial. Do we realize what is taking place through these 30 second spots?
So many just sit and watch them; not realizing what is coming into their minds....the violence, the rudeness, the way the kids talk to their parents or teachers in a commercial. Take note, watch what you are watching. Do not let yourself be desensitized. Our Holy Spirit is there with you, watching, hearing...where did you think He goes at these times...He is being subjected to what you are watching and hearing.
If you are reading, what are you reading? I use to absorb books three and four a week, all the top authors, loved mysteries, figured I could skip over the pages that had those off-color things in them, but I was still pouring these things into my mind. Your eyes still see all that is on the page before you turn it. Your mind may not comprehend it openly but subconsciously it goes into your mind. Through the eyes, into the mind, to lay dormant until a situation comes along and you find yourself reacting like something in the book you read, using words you were not sure where they came from.
All this, Father says, causes you to be spiritually lame. Crippled when it comes to your heart staying pure and holy before Him. Your body sick and you cannot figure what is wrong with you. Do you not realize that when your spirit is filled with things not of the Lord, it can become ill and your body follows? For your body to be well, the spirit must be well. Our Lord wants us to fill our minds, what we read, what we hear with things of Him. His Word, music that is pleasing to Him also, music that we can sing with or that will draw us into worshiping Him. We were made to please our God. Our Father wants to bless us so much, He is waiting to shower us with blessings from His throne room, but we cannot walk to receive them. We are lame. We need to be able to walk in the Light of the Lord, walk in the way He sets before us, but if we are filled with things of the world, we will not be able to recieve from our Lord the deep things He has for us. It will be just surface blessings, those just thrown down to the birds, the animals that need to be fed and taken care of; all we would be able to reach for ourselves are the crumbs from His table.
Today, this moment, the Lord wants us to take note of what we allow into our minds through our ears and eyes. Stop filling our minds with garbage that is making us so crippled in mind and spirit. Stop laughing at the hurting and shaming of others, the one-up on each other that so many of these spots produce. Screen these things just as you would the shows and movies. You can mute the violence, get up and go in the other room while these play. Chose carefully what you read. This is such a message from my Lord. I also need to be so careful what goes into my mind as it will play back when I am trying to worship or pray. Interrupting the flow from myself and the Father with garbage....the enemy will use whatever is there, whatever you make available for him to use.
My Lord, forgive me. Please help me be diligent about what goes into my mind, into my spirit. I only want those things that are pure, those things which are holy and only of You to be a part of who I am, I want to be one with You. My desire, Lord, to be one with You. Today, the 16th day of July, 2011, Father, I want to hear those words from You, as You cleanse me from any unrighteousness in mind or spirit, "Get up, Pick up your mat and walk". I love You so much, Pappa.
Friday, July 15, 2011
PRESSING ON
Philippians 3:14 "I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
Home now from my last day in my office. So many customers hugged me, blessed me and gave me their good wishes for happiness in my new home and work. So nice, some gave me gifts. One a small plastic and yarn cross that was given to her by her aunt/godmother when she was in her darkest hours and it meant so much to her; she wanted me to have it to remember her with. How precious is my Father to give me so much favor with these dear folks. But now...
Now I get this packing finished up, and I follow my Lord. I am now walking in the path He planned for me so long ago, that He gave to me last September with a still, quiet voice before a worship service; when I sat down in this church and He whispered "You're home". Some have looked at me strange when I've told them this is the reason I am moving, because my Lord told me to go, but then others have rejoiced in what the Lord is doing in me.
I press toward the goal to which He has called me. I don't know everything that will lay ahead of me, but He does, my Father knows everything minute of everyday that will be in my future, so I do not worry, I have no fears as I know He will not let go of me for a minute. Our Lord does not call us to something that He does not equip us to do. He has taken the last nine months and led me day by day into the place where He has wants me to be. He has taught me the importance of worship, He has shown me how to worship Him, the way that pleases Him, the way that draws Him near to me. He has given me words to write here, He has let me see how the words He gives me ministers to others; not always, but at times to let me know He doesn't have me just writing, but He has me ministering. You know, I can put on paper so many things that the Lord puts in my heart a lot easier than I can speak them. But He is working on that part of me also. He is putting words in my spirit for me to give to others, prayers to pray for the ministering of others, for healing, for comfort, for provision. He has been preparing me for His plan and it is unfolding quickly now.
To say I am excited would be an understatement as I am overwhelmed with gladness, with joy. My smile, almost a silly grin now, could not be wiped off my face with anything. The enemy's attempts to harm me, to delay, to distract, to worry me, have all gone astray. He has not been able to undermind the Lord's call on my life. My eyes are placed firmly on my Savior's face, my heart and spirit attuned to the Father's voice, and my faith, my trust has been established by the never failing love and faithfulness of my God.
So I am pressing on. You see, I like to win, there is a big part of me that likes to win. I have been content a lot of times to let someone else win, cause I just like to play the game, whether cards, monopoly, checkers, I would just enjoy playing the game. But this is no game. This is my life, this is the life that my Father planned for me to walk in, to walk in holding His hand. I intend to win this prize. I have my eye on the most beautiful prize ever known to man, I have my heart set on being the Bride of Christ and nothing, nothing on earth will keep me from winning this prize. If I should perish while enroute to the end of the journey, still I win. I will not let the enemy or any of his friends keep me from my Lord's side. I will spend eternity with my Beloved Jesus.
I love you so much, my Lord. There is none like You anywhere on this earth, I could not imagine a life without You. There is no place I want to be other than in Your presence, sitting at Your feet, worshiping You. You are so wonderful, I have never known such love as You give to me. I have never know such peace as there is found in Your presence. This 15th day of July, 2011, I am worshiping You, mind, heart, spirit, from the depths of my soul I am worshiping You, and I am pressing on toward the goal to win the prize for which I have been called by my God.
Home now from my last day in my office. So many customers hugged me, blessed me and gave me their good wishes for happiness in my new home and work. So nice, some gave me gifts. One a small plastic and yarn cross that was given to her by her aunt/godmother when she was in her darkest hours and it meant so much to her; she wanted me to have it to remember her with. How precious is my Father to give me so much favor with these dear folks. But now...
Now I get this packing finished up, and I follow my Lord. I am now walking in the path He planned for me so long ago, that He gave to me last September with a still, quiet voice before a worship service; when I sat down in this church and He whispered "You're home". Some have looked at me strange when I've told them this is the reason I am moving, because my Lord told me to go, but then others have rejoiced in what the Lord is doing in me.
I press toward the goal to which He has called me. I don't know everything that will lay ahead of me, but He does, my Father knows everything minute of everyday that will be in my future, so I do not worry, I have no fears as I know He will not let go of me for a minute. Our Lord does not call us to something that He does not equip us to do. He has taken the last nine months and led me day by day into the place where He has wants me to be. He has taught me the importance of worship, He has shown me how to worship Him, the way that pleases Him, the way that draws Him near to me. He has given me words to write here, He has let me see how the words He gives me ministers to others; not always, but at times to let me know He doesn't have me just writing, but He has me ministering. You know, I can put on paper so many things that the Lord puts in my heart a lot easier than I can speak them. But He is working on that part of me also. He is putting words in my spirit for me to give to others, prayers to pray for the ministering of others, for healing, for comfort, for provision. He has been preparing me for His plan and it is unfolding quickly now.
To say I am excited would be an understatement as I am overwhelmed with gladness, with joy. My smile, almost a silly grin now, could not be wiped off my face with anything. The enemy's attempts to harm me, to delay, to distract, to worry me, have all gone astray. He has not been able to undermind the Lord's call on my life. My eyes are placed firmly on my Savior's face, my heart and spirit attuned to the Father's voice, and my faith, my trust has been established by the never failing love and faithfulness of my God.
So I am pressing on. You see, I like to win, there is a big part of me that likes to win. I have been content a lot of times to let someone else win, cause I just like to play the game, whether cards, monopoly, checkers, I would just enjoy playing the game. But this is no game. This is my life, this is the life that my Father planned for me to walk in, to walk in holding His hand. I intend to win this prize. I have my eye on the most beautiful prize ever known to man, I have my heart set on being the Bride of Christ and nothing, nothing on earth will keep me from winning this prize. If I should perish while enroute to the end of the journey, still I win. I will not let the enemy or any of his friends keep me from my Lord's side. I will spend eternity with my Beloved Jesus.
I love you so much, my Lord. There is none like You anywhere on this earth, I could not imagine a life without You. There is no place I want to be other than in Your presence, sitting at Your feet, worshiping You. You are so wonderful, I have never known such love as You give to me. I have never know such peace as there is found in Your presence. This 15th day of July, 2011, I am worshiping You, mind, heart, spirit, from the depths of my soul I am worshiping You, and I am pressing on toward the goal to win the prize for which I have been called by my God.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
DEEP COMPASSION
Isaiah 54:7 "For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with deep compassion I will bring you back."
Looking back at my life, I know there were times that I felt abandoned by God. I also know that I don't blame Him for abandoning me. But like the scripture says, it was brief. I am certain it was briefer than I felt that it was. To our Lord, brief is probably a thought, a split second, but to us brief could be however long the enemy can make us think we are alone. It all depends on our faith. It depends on what is important to us. It depends on our hearts.
Our faith will assure us of the Father's love. It will bring instantly to mind His Word, His words that tell us His love is unconditional, forever, that He will never leave us alone. If our Father looked away, for an instant abandoned us, it was because in our sin He could not look on us. But with a repentive heart, and through the sacrifice of His Son, our Redeemer Jesus, He draws us back to Him with a compassion so deep, so intimate, so precious. Can you feel the precious heart of our God, does your spirit just jump inside of you when you think of the love, the compassionate love that the Father has for you. Joy cannot be contained in my soul when I think of my Father, Pappa, and His consuming love for me.
What is important to you? Is your first thought in the morning of the God that has poured new mercies on you as you awoke, of the God that has thrown all the mistakes you made the day before so far that He never thinks of them again, of the Father that lovingly has held you through the night and restored your spirit, restored your body with His rest? Or are you waking up with thoughts of hating to get up, dreading to go to work, wishing you were somewhere else.....what a waste these thoughts are. What a disappointment the Father must feel when He plans a day for us with Him only to have His children not even give Him a thought when they awake. His plans, not your choice for your day. It is your choice you know.
Your heart, is it open for what the Lord wants to do for you. Is it ready to receive the blessings that the Father so wants to give you. He has plans for us all, and when we willingly and lovingly seek Him and His will for our lives, He pours out of the storehouses of heaven into your life. He has poured out into mine. I know a lot of people think money is what will be poured out but it is not all it is. Of course, the Lord provides for our physical needs, but what I desire is what He pours into my spirit, into my heart. The renewing of my mind, casting out those thoughts that the enemy tries to put on me, recalling to my mind all His promises, showing Himself so real to me, His perfect love that casts out all my fears. Oh, my Father, how I long to know Your heart so much more, how I long to spend all my time in Your Presence, your sweet fragrant presence. I am so in love with You. I am desperate for Your presence, I want to lose myself in You.
Your deep compassion for me, for all Your children, shows me what You think of me. It shows me how important I am, we all are to You. Your beloved children. You created this earth for us to inhabit, to dwell here, to live lifes that You designed for us. You wanted to put us in a garden where You would be welcome to come and dwell with us. I want you to come to the garden you prepared for me, Pappa, dwell with me here. This 14th day of July, 2011, come dwell with me, Pappa, Your compassion consumes my heart, my spirit, my soul, my life.
Looking back at my life, I know there were times that I felt abandoned by God. I also know that I don't blame Him for abandoning me. But like the scripture says, it was brief. I am certain it was briefer than I felt that it was. To our Lord, brief is probably a thought, a split second, but to us brief could be however long the enemy can make us think we are alone. It all depends on our faith. It depends on what is important to us. It depends on our hearts.
Our faith will assure us of the Father's love. It will bring instantly to mind His Word, His words that tell us His love is unconditional, forever, that He will never leave us alone. If our Father looked away, for an instant abandoned us, it was because in our sin He could not look on us. But with a repentive heart, and through the sacrifice of His Son, our Redeemer Jesus, He draws us back to Him with a compassion so deep, so intimate, so precious. Can you feel the precious heart of our God, does your spirit just jump inside of you when you think of the love, the compassionate love that the Father has for you. Joy cannot be contained in my soul when I think of my Father, Pappa, and His consuming love for me.
What is important to you? Is your first thought in the morning of the God that has poured new mercies on you as you awoke, of the God that has thrown all the mistakes you made the day before so far that He never thinks of them again, of the Father that lovingly has held you through the night and restored your spirit, restored your body with His rest? Or are you waking up with thoughts of hating to get up, dreading to go to work, wishing you were somewhere else.....what a waste these thoughts are. What a disappointment the Father must feel when He plans a day for us with Him only to have His children not even give Him a thought when they awake. His plans, not your choice for your day. It is your choice you know.
Your heart, is it open for what the Lord wants to do for you. Is it ready to receive the blessings that the Father so wants to give you. He has plans for us all, and when we willingly and lovingly seek Him and His will for our lives, He pours out of the storehouses of heaven into your life. He has poured out into mine. I know a lot of people think money is what will be poured out but it is not all it is. Of course, the Lord provides for our physical needs, but what I desire is what He pours into my spirit, into my heart. The renewing of my mind, casting out those thoughts that the enemy tries to put on me, recalling to my mind all His promises, showing Himself so real to me, His perfect love that casts out all my fears. Oh, my Father, how I long to know Your heart so much more, how I long to spend all my time in Your Presence, your sweet fragrant presence. I am so in love with You. I am desperate for Your presence, I want to lose myself in You.
Your deep compassion for me, for all Your children, shows me what You think of me. It shows me how important I am, we all are to You. Your beloved children. You created this earth for us to inhabit, to dwell here, to live lifes that You designed for us. You wanted to put us in a garden where You would be welcome to come and dwell with us. I want you to come to the garden you prepared for me, Pappa, dwell with me here. This 14th day of July, 2011, come dwell with me, Pappa, Your compassion consumes my heart, my spirit, my soul, my life.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
HE HEALED ME
Psalm 30:2 "O Lord, my God, I called to you for help and you healed me."
My Lord was present, He was with me this afternoon. He never leaves us, He is so faithful. We were loading Robert's wheelchair, it is big, one of those motorized ones that will do everything, rise up, lay flat down, it was many thousand dollars and was purchased for him by the company he was disability retired from...We could have never afforded this thing. But I am leaving it here with my brother in law in case someone in the family needs it here. We were putting it in the back of a pickup truck. Now, this chair weighs about 300 lbs. Four of us were picking it up and struggling with it. We got it up to the bed of the truck and it fell on my right hand. I got my hand out and it was swelling already, and my fingers were turning purple, dark purple. Immediately my mind went to my Lord, asking for His help. I am in the midst of moving, I cannot have a broken hand. After a few minutes, I decided to close my hand, and it closed. I began to praise my Father, to glorify His Name, thanking Him, once again, for His faithfulness to me. I put ice on it and the pain from the cold was worse. I can honestly say, it has still to hurt. There is no pain unless I put ice on it and the cold causes pain. I am typing this with both hands. But what is miraculous, a miracle that can be seen, is that the color purple is no longer associated with my hand. The color is normal. The swelling is almost gone.
The Lord is so faithful. But this is what we can expect as children of the Almighty. His Word tells us over and over that He will be with us, He will take care of us, He is our Healer. I instantly prayed when it happened. That is what He has shown me. Immediately call on Him, don't wait to see what you can do, or not do, but totally rely on Him. I did not hesitate to call on Him, for I know where my help comes from. He has not let me down in anything, and I depend on Him. I was not wrong. He was right there and began to show me His power, His mercy.
The real blessing comes from my sister-in-law who was here and say my hand, wanted to take me to the hospital. I told her no, I didn't believe it was necessary. She called a while ago to check on me and I told her the color was normal, and the swelling going down. She asked, "are you sure?", she was thinking I was just telling her that so she would not worry, but I assured her it was true. I could see the Lord using my testimony to draw her, to woo her closer to Him. I give all glory to the Father for His goodness, His love for me and His healing mercies. My sister-in-law also said it is what we can expect from our Lord when we are faithful and obedient to Him, He is so faithful to us.
My Father, how I love You. You have never let me down, You always show yourself to be everything I need, You show Yourself merciful and mighty. I will shout out Your praise and Your goodness to all. I will give You honor, I will give You worship, for You are worthy of all glory, all honor my Lord. I adore You my Lord. This 13th day of July, 2011, I remain totally in love with You my Lord, I remain Your faithful servant.
My Lord was present, He was with me this afternoon. He never leaves us, He is so faithful. We were loading Robert's wheelchair, it is big, one of those motorized ones that will do everything, rise up, lay flat down, it was many thousand dollars and was purchased for him by the company he was disability retired from...We could have never afforded this thing. But I am leaving it here with my brother in law in case someone in the family needs it here. We were putting it in the back of a pickup truck. Now, this chair weighs about 300 lbs. Four of us were picking it up and struggling with it. We got it up to the bed of the truck and it fell on my right hand. I got my hand out and it was swelling already, and my fingers were turning purple, dark purple. Immediately my mind went to my Lord, asking for His help. I am in the midst of moving, I cannot have a broken hand. After a few minutes, I decided to close my hand, and it closed. I began to praise my Father, to glorify His Name, thanking Him, once again, for His faithfulness to me. I put ice on it and the pain from the cold was worse. I can honestly say, it has still to hurt. There is no pain unless I put ice on it and the cold causes pain. I am typing this with both hands. But what is miraculous, a miracle that can be seen, is that the color purple is no longer associated with my hand. The color is normal. The swelling is almost gone.
The Lord is so faithful. But this is what we can expect as children of the Almighty. His Word tells us over and over that He will be with us, He will take care of us, He is our Healer. I instantly prayed when it happened. That is what He has shown me. Immediately call on Him, don't wait to see what you can do, or not do, but totally rely on Him. I did not hesitate to call on Him, for I know where my help comes from. He has not let me down in anything, and I depend on Him. I was not wrong. He was right there and began to show me His power, His mercy.
The real blessing comes from my sister-in-law who was here and say my hand, wanted to take me to the hospital. I told her no, I didn't believe it was necessary. She called a while ago to check on me and I told her the color was normal, and the swelling going down. She asked, "are you sure?", she was thinking I was just telling her that so she would not worry, but I assured her it was true. I could see the Lord using my testimony to draw her, to woo her closer to Him. I give all glory to the Father for His goodness, His love for me and His healing mercies. My sister-in-law also said it is what we can expect from our Lord when we are faithful and obedient to Him, He is so faithful to us.
My Father, how I love You. You have never let me down, You always show yourself to be everything I need, You show Yourself merciful and mighty. I will shout out Your praise and Your goodness to all. I will give You honor, I will give You worship, for You are worthy of all glory, all honor my Lord. I adore You my Lord. This 13th day of July, 2011, I remain totally in love with You my Lord, I remain Your faithful servant.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
NO EYE HAS SEEN
1 Corinthians 2:9-10 "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him, but God has revealed it to us by the Spirit."
People limit God. They put limitations on Him because they can only believe so far, in so much. They cannot grasp the complete awesome package of what God is. There is no lacking in our God. He is not limited as to time, resources, or what He plans for us. We plan for our lives but we are limited. We so often don't plan far ahead as we cannot see there and are somewhat afraid to go too far away from where we are, in the present time. We may plan for a vacation next year, but how often do you hear anyone say, "in eight years I am going to sing or preach before a congregation on the goodness of God". Most just do not go that far. They might say they would like to, or want to, but not I AM GOING TO.
Last September 18th, I was in a Christian book store in Dallas and every thing I looked at had the scripture "I know the plans I have for You". I knew then it was a word from the Lord concerning my life. The next morning I sat down at Destiny Church and the Lord told me "you are home". I had no doubt it was His voice, and I was quickly lifted up by the glorious worship there. In December when I returned to the church, the Lord spoke those same words to me again. I had no doubt what He meant this time. He had been preparing my heart during the time inbetween visits there and began drawing my heart toward the Dallas area. Can you imagine flying in to the airport at Dallas Love field and hearing the Lord tell you each time, "Welcome Home". My heart would just go estatic at His voice in my ear, just knowing now what He meant. The Holy Spirit leading me, guiding me, drawing me to this place, to this church, to Dallas. The Lord had plans for me.
Now nine months to the day in September, next Tuesday the 19th of July, I will be physically moving to Dallas. I am in the will of my Father. I will be learning more and more of the plans He has for me as He reveals more each day. He is pouring into my spirit a little at a time of His plans for me. Leading me in His Word, drawing me into Himself, so close, so wonderful. There is none like my Lord. He is directing me in His path, in His footsteps, the footsteps that have already walked where He wants me to go, knowing what will be there and preparing me for that journey. He has been preparing me these last nine months, drawing me deeper into His Word, giving me His thoughts so I could know that I was hearing right, showering me with blessings so I would know how faithful He is, how faithful He will always be. I know He will not leave me, or forsake me. He is the Rock and He has put me firmly on the Rock. I am seated in Him, never fearful, but confident in Him.
Back to the limiting of God. Folks just seem to think that the Lord only wants to dole out blessings on them if they are sinless. No, the Lord will forgive your sins, as you confess them to Him, and rid His thoughts of them. But He blesses us out of the heart of Jesus, through Jesus from whom we are made righteous. The Lord loved us before we were redeemed, He loves us still. We can never do anything to deserve this love, it is ours, always, unconditional. This love stirs my heart so much, I cannot help but worship my God, for I love Him so much.
We need to remember that God is Almighty God. There is no limit to His power, His love or His provision. He wants us to communicate our needs to Him, tell Him our hearts desire. Yes, He knows what you want, but He wants to talk with us, visit with us, have you want to spend time with Him as He wants to have time with you. His blessings are immense for those children who desire to spend time with their Father. When you spend time in worship to the Lord, His heart is so full of love for you, He wants to bless you so much. Your walk with the Lord can be so beautiful, if you will just love the Lord with all your heart and worship Him in spirit and truth. And yes, He knows the difference.
My wonderful Father, how I love You. I love to sing You praises. You have such wonderful plans for me. I am in no way going to stiffle those plans but not believing big. You are a big God and I know your plans are just as big. I want to step out in those plans and have them fullfilled for me in Your way, Your beautiful way. I will go where You lead me, I will be obedient, I will be faithful to the call You have on my life, I will be Your servant, always Your servant.
This 12th day of July, 2011, I want to worship You all my days, O Lord, I want only to serve You, You my worthy, beautiful Savior, You have plans for me.
People limit God. They put limitations on Him because they can only believe so far, in so much. They cannot grasp the complete awesome package of what God is. There is no lacking in our God. He is not limited as to time, resources, or what He plans for us. We plan for our lives but we are limited. We so often don't plan far ahead as we cannot see there and are somewhat afraid to go too far away from where we are, in the present time. We may plan for a vacation next year, but how often do you hear anyone say, "in eight years I am going to sing or preach before a congregation on the goodness of God". Most just do not go that far. They might say they would like to, or want to, but not I AM GOING TO.
Last September 18th, I was in a Christian book store in Dallas and every thing I looked at had the scripture "I know the plans I have for You". I knew then it was a word from the Lord concerning my life. The next morning I sat down at Destiny Church and the Lord told me "you are home". I had no doubt it was His voice, and I was quickly lifted up by the glorious worship there. In December when I returned to the church, the Lord spoke those same words to me again. I had no doubt what He meant this time. He had been preparing my heart during the time inbetween visits there and began drawing my heart toward the Dallas area. Can you imagine flying in to the airport at Dallas Love field and hearing the Lord tell you each time, "Welcome Home". My heart would just go estatic at His voice in my ear, just knowing now what He meant. The Holy Spirit leading me, guiding me, drawing me to this place, to this church, to Dallas. The Lord had plans for me.
Now nine months to the day in September, next Tuesday the 19th of July, I will be physically moving to Dallas. I am in the will of my Father. I will be learning more and more of the plans He has for me as He reveals more each day. He is pouring into my spirit a little at a time of His plans for me. Leading me in His Word, drawing me into Himself, so close, so wonderful. There is none like my Lord. He is directing me in His path, in His footsteps, the footsteps that have already walked where He wants me to go, knowing what will be there and preparing me for that journey. He has been preparing me these last nine months, drawing me deeper into His Word, giving me His thoughts so I could know that I was hearing right, showering me with blessings so I would know how faithful He is, how faithful He will always be. I know He will not leave me, or forsake me. He is the Rock and He has put me firmly on the Rock. I am seated in Him, never fearful, but confident in Him.
Back to the limiting of God. Folks just seem to think that the Lord only wants to dole out blessings on them if they are sinless. No, the Lord will forgive your sins, as you confess them to Him, and rid His thoughts of them. But He blesses us out of the heart of Jesus, through Jesus from whom we are made righteous. The Lord loved us before we were redeemed, He loves us still. We can never do anything to deserve this love, it is ours, always, unconditional. This love stirs my heart so much, I cannot help but worship my God, for I love Him so much.
We need to remember that God is Almighty God. There is no limit to His power, His love or His provision. He wants us to communicate our needs to Him, tell Him our hearts desire. Yes, He knows what you want, but He wants to talk with us, visit with us, have you want to spend time with Him as He wants to have time with you. His blessings are immense for those children who desire to spend time with their Father. When you spend time in worship to the Lord, His heart is so full of love for you, He wants to bless you so much. Your walk with the Lord can be so beautiful, if you will just love the Lord with all your heart and worship Him in spirit and truth. And yes, He knows the difference.
My wonderful Father, how I love You. I love to sing You praises. You have such wonderful plans for me. I am in no way going to stiffle those plans but not believing big. You are a big God and I know your plans are just as big. I want to step out in those plans and have them fullfilled for me in Your way, Your beautiful way. I will go where You lead me, I will be obedient, I will be faithful to the call You have on my life, I will be Your servant, always Your servant.
This 12th day of July, 2011, I want to worship You all my days, O Lord, I want only to serve You, You my worthy, beautiful Savior, You have plans for me.
Monday, July 11, 2011
THE SECRET IS JESUS
Philippians 4:12 "I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want."
The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want. I just finished reading a book by Adrian Rogers entitled "The Lord is my Shepherd, Reflections on God's Loving Care." It was set in six sections and I wanted to say a few things about what I took away with me from reading this.
The Shepherd we need was the first section. I learned that there is nothing that the Lord is not wanting to do for me, that there is nothing He cannot and will not supply when I seek Him and ask. He knows what I need each day, and He could supply it automatically, but He waits for me to feel the lack in myself and come to Him and ask that He help me. I need my Lord, and having laid all pride, all thoughts of self sufficiency aside, I go to my Lord daily and ask for what I need, having faith that He will supply those needs. Notice here that I have used the word need, and that is what I ask for. I do not ever want to take advantage of my Father's love for sheer extravagance, as I feel being His child is sufficient, it to me is of great delight.
The next part was The Perfect Shepherd. My Lord is perfect. He walked this earth and was tempted just as I, but He surcomed not to temptation. I know I have failed so often in this but I also know that as He was perfect, my Lord Jesus also had knowledge of the temptation. Forgiven, I can stand in His perfection before the Father and be drawn into His presence.
The Shepherd of the Second Chance. Here is where I found again, evidence of how loved I am by the Lord. Casting aside my circumstances, my disobedience and sin, the Lord lifted me up from the pit I was in and washed me in His precious blood shed for me, and cleansed me from the inside out making me acceptable to the Father. My sins forgiven, His mercy and grace poured over me daily to keep me pure in the eyes of the Father. My precious Lord, giving all, each day, a second chance. When our hearts are given to worshiping and adoring Him, when we fail, He once again, provides a second change through His sacrifice on the cross.
The Shepherd of the Dying. I know that my Lord will never leave me. There are so many things that we do not understand about death; why some die young, and why so many have to suffer before death. But I know this, He is with His beloveds each step of the way; He leaves no one, that is in Him, alone to walk from this earth to His glory alone. I am no longer afraid to die, as I know I will be but an instant here and eternity there in the home He has prepared for me.
The Shepherd of Plenty. This portion reminded me that the Lord never pours out just a protion of Himself, of His blessings. No, my cup runneth over, flooding over with His goodness, His mercy and His peace. There is abundance of all things that come from the throne of my Lord. Not just enough, but exceeding all expectations of what we ask; more that we need so we may share His love, His peace, His provision with others.
The last part was The Shepherd of Heaven. Seated at the right hand of the Father. Our Beloved Shepherd, there next to the Father, assuring us of our rightful place there also. Waiting to share the home He has prepared for us. The glory of His presence, His home in Heaven, waiting for us. The best part of our lives saved for last. So many times in the past, I have thought things could not get better, but they will. The best is yet to come; when at last my Shepherd, my Lord, leaves Heaven once again and comes for His Bride.
I have learned the secret, and I want to share that secret with you. The Shepherd we need, the Perfect Shepherd of the second chance, of the dying, of plenty and the Shepherd of Heaven is Jesus. My adored Jesus, who I love with all my heart. Jesus is all I need, He is all you need. He is all we will ever need, yesterday as we were forgiven, today as we are given our daily bread, our portion for today and tomorrow, with hope of eternal life in Him. This 11th day of July, 2011, the old pop song comes to mind. Once I had a secret love, that lived within the heart of me; but the ending is so much better, this secret love is Jesus, and He is never leaving me.
The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want. I just finished reading a book by Adrian Rogers entitled "The Lord is my Shepherd, Reflections on God's Loving Care." It was set in six sections and I wanted to say a few things about what I took away with me from reading this.
The Shepherd we need was the first section. I learned that there is nothing that the Lord is not wanting to do for me, that there is nothing He cannot and will not supply when I seek Him and ask. He knows what I need each day, and He could supply it automatically, but He waits for me to feel the lack in myself and come to Him and ask that He help me. I need my Lord, and having laid all pride, all thoughts of self sufficiency aside, I go to my Lord daily and ask for what I need, having faith that He will supply those needs. Notice here that I have used the word need, and that is what I ask for. I do not ever want to take advantage of my Father's love for sheer extravagance, as I feel being His child is sufficient, it to me is of great delight.
The next part was The Perfect Shepherd. My Lord is perfect. He walked this earth and was tempted just as I, but He surcomed not to temptation. I know I have failed so often in this but I also know that as He was perfect, my Lord Jesus also had knowledge of the temptation. Forgiven, I can stand in His perfection before the Father and be drawn into His presence.
The Shepherd of the Second Chance. Here is where I found again, evidence of how loved I am by the Lord. Casting aside my circumstances, my disobedience and sin, the Lord lifted me up from the pit I was in and washed me in His precious blood shed for me, and cleansed me from the inside out making me acceptable to the Father. My sins forgiven, His mercy and grace poured over me daily to keep me pure in the eyes of the Father. My precious Lord, giving all, each day, a second chance. When our hearts are given to worshiping and adoring Him, when we fail, He once again, provides a second change through His sacrifice on the cross.
The Shepherd of the Dying. I know that my Lord will never leave me. There are so many things that we do not understand about death; why some die young, and why so many have to suffer before death. But I know this, He is with His beloveds each step of the way; He leaves no one, that is in Him, alone to walk from this earth to His glory alone. I am no longer afraid to die, as I know I will be but an instant here and eternity there in the home He has prepared for me.
The Shepherd of Plenty. This portion reminded me that the Lord never pours out just a protion of Himself, of His blessings. No, my cup runneth over, flooding over with His goodness, His mercy and His peace. There is abundance of all things that come from the throne of my Lord. Not just enough, but exceeding all expectations of what we ask; more that we need so we may share His love, His peace, His provision with others.
The last part was The Shepherd of Heaven. Seated at the right hand of the Father. Our Beloved Shepherd, there next to the Father, assuring us of our rightful place there also. Waiting to share the home He has prepared for us. The glory of His presence, His home in Heaven, waiting for us. The best part of our lives saved for last. So many times in the past, I have thought things could not get better, but they will. The best is yet to come; when at last my Shepherd, my Lord, leaves Heaven once again and comes for His Bride.
I have learned the secret, and I want to share that secret with you. The Shepherd we need, the Perfect Shepherd of the second chance, of the dying, of plenty and the Shepherd of Heaven is Jesus. My adored Jesus, who I love with all my heart. Jesus is all I need, He is all you need. He is all we will ever need, yesterday as we were forgiven, today as we are given our daily bread, our portion for today and tomorrow, with hope of eternal life in Him. This 11th day of July, 2011, the old pop song comes to mind. Once I had a secret love, that lived within the heart of me; but the ending is so much better, this secret love is Jesus, and He is never leaving me.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
MASTER OF THE WIND
Mark 4:39b "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm."
I was thinking today how so many things arise in our lives that cause some to become frantic, things that rush in on us like a wind that was not there a minute before. Life is so like that, so easily changed. Moment to moment you never know what will happen. Someone can be perfectly healthy one day and the next day quite ill. Or your work can be going real good and the next thing you know, you find out you will be laid off. Your children can be doing so good in school, and the next day, you find out they are being expelled for fighting. Beautiful days quickly can turn into horrible nights.
We do not always have control, truthfully have none whatsoever. A lot of us think we can control a situation or that we are controlling our lives only to realize we are like that hamster on the wheel, the only control we have is moving the wheel, and it is really going nowhere. There is only One who has the real control in our lives, and it is so sad that we often forget that. The day I gave my Lord complete control over my life, acknowledged Him as Lord over my life, was the happiest day of my life. I never need to fear now, as I know He knows what tomorrow holds and will take care of it all, I just rest and trust in Him.
We need to remember, we do not know what tomorrow holds, but we know the Master of the wind. We know the Maker of the universe and the Keeper of tomorrow. The Lover of our souls will calm the winds that arise in our lives. We need to be completely trusting in His ability to do that, to calm the winds in our lives, to make the way smooth for us. He alone can do this, He alone can make wrong right, but we need to let Him do that. If we try to do it ourselves, we only prolong the process, the process of our finding that we have no control. Sometimes that takes a long time, depending on how stubborn and prideful we can be.
The Master of the wind knows when to calm the wind and when to stir the wind up. He can look over a church that is worshiping Him in spirit and truth, giving their hearts to Him and He can blow a mightly wind through that church and show Himself real to His children. His Wind, the Wind of the Holy Spirit, can blow across this land if we would just humble ourselves and pray, turn from our sin and give ourselves back to worshiping our Lord and living as He wills us to.
I know the Master of the wind. I know that there is nothing that will come up in my day that He doesn't already know about and He will take care of it for me. I have learned to completely trust in my Lord; He has control over my life and He knows that I want Him to handle it for me. I give my will to Him, I submit myself to His control. I love my Lord and long for Him to make the way right for me. I cannot do anything on my own, I do not want to, I give myself over to Him.
My Beloved Lord, I worship You. You are my everything. I ask that You make Yourself real to all those reading this that have not given all over to You. I ask that You blow a wind of love over them and make the wind shake their existance until they submit to You and Your love. Your love that will never fail them, never leave them.
This 10th day of July, 2011, I am waiting once again for the sweet wind of the Holy Spirit to blow over me, showing me the fire of my God, my Lord, the Master of the Wind.
I was thinking today how so many things arise in our lives that cause some to become frantic, things that rush in on us like a wind that was not there a minute before. Life is so like that, so easily changed. Moment to moment you never know what will happen. Someone can be perfectly healthy one day and the next day quite ill. Or your work can be going real good and the next thing you know, you find out you will be laid off. Your children can be doing so good in school, and the next day, you find out they are being expelled for fighting. Beautiful days quickly can turn into horrible nights.
We do not always have control, truthfully have none whatsoever. A lot of us think we can control a situation or that we are controlling our lives only to realize we are like that hamster on the wheel, the only control we have is moving the wheel, and it is really going nowhere. There is only One who has the real control in our lives, and it is so sad that we often forget that. The day I gave my Lord complete control over my life, acknowledged Him as Lord over my life, was the happiest day of my life. I never need to fear now, as I know He knows what tomorrow holds and will take care of it all, I just rest and trust in Him.
We need to remember, we do not know what tomorrow holds, but we know the Master of the wind. We know the Maker of the universe and the Keeper of tomorrow. The Lover of our souls will calm the winds that arise in our lives. We need to be completely trusting in His ability to do that, to calm the winds in our lives, to make the way smooth for us. He alone can do this, He alone can make wrong right, but we need to let Him do that. If we try to do it ourselves, we only prolong the process, the process of our finding that we have no control. Sometimes that takes a long time, depending on how stubborn and prideful we can be.
The Master of the wind knows when to calm the wind and when to stir the wind up. He can look over a church that is worshiping Him in spirit and truth, giving their hearts to Him and He can blow a mightly wind through that church and show Himself real to His children. His Wind, the Wind of the Holy Spirit, can blow across this land if we would just humble ourselves and pray, turn from our sin and give ourselves back to worshiping our Lord and living as He wills us to.
I know the Master of the wind. I know that there is nothing that will come up in my day that He doesn't already know about and He will take care of it for me. I have learned to completely trust in my Lord; He has control over my life and He knows that I want Him to handle it for me. I give my will to Him, I submit myself to His control. I love my Lord and long for Him to make the way right for me. I cannot do anything on my own, I do not want to, I give myself over to Him.
My Beloved Lord, I worship You. You are my everything. I ask that You make Yourself real to all those reading this that have not given all over to You. I ask that You blow a wind of love over them and make the wind shake their existance until they submit to You and Your love. Your love that will never fail them, never leave them.
This 10th day of July, 2011, I am waiting once again for the sweet wind of the Holy Spirit to blow over me, showing me the fire of my God, my Lord, the Master of the Wind.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
WITNESS TO THE LIGHT
John 1:8 "He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light."
The next scripture here says "The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world". These scriptures were written about John the Baptist and Jesus, the true Light. People were amazed at John for the words he spoke, so many were wondering who he was. He proclaimed he was only the messenger, the witness to the Light which was Jesus who was to come.
So often we get in awe of a great evangelist, preacher, musician and lose knowledge that they are only witnesses to the Light, the Light that is to come again. The Light that is waiting for the Father's Word to go, bring my family home to me. I have experienced some of this when I minister to people, when I speak the words that the Lord gives me for them. If you have ministered to people, counseled them, preached to them, lead worship, you know what I mean. They tend to look at you as someone better than themselves, someone they are in awe of. When this happens to me, I have to leave the word I was telling them, stop the ministering to assure them that no, I am no different than them, except that I have the Lord in my heart, that the Holy Spirit dwells in me, and I am a forgiven sinner, I am washed by the blood of the Lamb, made clean and whole again by my Lord. Just as they are, I am loved by our God, so loved. And then, and only then, when they understand that I am only a witness to the wonderful salvation of my Lord, of His unconditional love and mercy, then do I continue giving them the words from the Lord.
I do nothing that is of me. Who am I, that I should think I am above anyone else. I am not, I could never be. I am nothing other than a woman who loves her God, I am only my God's worshiper. Everything I do, someone else can do....if they commit to the Lord and love Him with all their heart. I only testify to His glorious presence when I worship Him. I only can tell of His redeeming grace, His mercy when daily I need a fresh cleansing. I can only witness to the fact that He loves me passionately, that He blesses me abundantly, and He loves to draw me to Himself and spend time with me. All this, everything that is done for me, can be done for you, for anyone that will give themselves totally to the Lord. Yes, already, I can see the excuses coming..."well, you are by yourself", or "I have a family, children to look after" and "I have responsibilites at home, I can not give myself totally"....Well, think how that must sound to the God who saw to it that you have that family, that you have those responsibilities. Don't you know that the Lord knows what is on your plate. Can't you see that is one of the main reasons it is so important that you commit yourself totally to Him? He wants to be able to take care of this family for you, to give you freedom to enjoy them and not be worried over them all the time. The Lord wants to hold you close and give you the peace He so freely has for you, to pour His joy all over you. And then, when He does this, you will be come a witness to the Light also. You will see the benefits of being one of the Lord's witnesses.
It is a joy to witness to the Light, to my Lord. He is my everything, all I have I owe to Him. There is not a day goes by I do not see His hand in my life, whether holding me close as I need comforting, loving me and soothing my weary body, my tired mind, or simply coming down to fill me with His presence as I worship Him. I love these times, I love to worship my God. He is so worthy of all, everything I can offer in song, in words, in pure love from my heart and soul.
I am only a witness. I cannot lay claim to anything other than the fact that I am a child of the King, I am loved by my God, my Savior died for my sins and rose again to establish a home for me in heavenly places, He left behind with me the Holy Spirit that never leaves me, keeps me in constant communication with my Lord, and comforts me, loves me at all times. My dear friend.
The Light is returning to this earth. Soon, the day will come when Jesus, the Light of the world will return in splendor and glory to claim His Bride. He will come to rectify the wrongs of this world and to reign over us. I will proclaim His return, I will pray for His return and my heart will seek His face until that day comes. I desire that it come soon, now, Lord Jesus, now. I long to be with You, my Lord, to see You face to face to declare my love as I look into Your eyes, Your beautiful eyes, so gentle and full of love. I so desire to see You.
This 9th day of July, 2011, as I await the return of the Light, my wonderful Lord, I will continue to be a witness to the Light, I will continue to be His worshiper, His awaiting Bride.
The next scripture here says "The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world". These scriptures were written about John the Baptist and Jesus, the true Light. People were amazed at John for the words he spoke, so many were wondering who he was. He proclaimed he was only the messenger, the witness to the Light which was Jesus who was to come.
So often we get in awe of a great evangelist, preacher, musician and lose knowledge that they are only witnesses to the Light, the Light that is to come again. The Light that is waiting for the Father's Word to go, bring my family home to me. I have experienced some of this when I minister to people, when I speak the words that the Lord gives me for them. If you have ministered to people, counseled them, preached to them, lead worship, you know what I mean. They tend to look at you as someone better than themselves, someone they are in awe of. When this happens to me, I have to leave the word I was telling them, stop the ministering to assure them that no, I am no different than them, except that I have the Lord in my heart, that the Holy Spirit dwells in me, and I am a forgiven sinner, I am washed by the blood of the Lamb, made clean and whole again by my Lord. Just as they are, I am loved by our God, so loved. And then, and only then, when they understand that I am only a witness to the wonderful salvation of my Lord, of His unconditional love and mercy, then do I continue giving them the words from the Lord.
I do nothing that is of me. Who am I, that I should think I am above anyone else. I am not, I could never be. I am nothing other than a woman who loves her God, I am only my God's worshiper. Everything I do, someone else can do....if they commit to the Lord and love Him with all their heart. I only testify to His glorious presence when I worship Him. I only can tell of His redeeming grace, His mercy when daily I need a fresh cleansing. I can only witness to the fact that He loves me passionately, that He blesses me abundantly, and He loves to draw me to Himself and spend time with me. All this, everything that is done for me, can be done for you, for anyone that will give themselves totally to the Lord. Yes, already, I can see the excuses coming..."well, you are by yourself", or "I have a family, children to look after" and "I have responsibilites at home, I can not give myself totally"....Well, think how that must sound to the God who saw to it that you have that family, that you have those responsibilities. Don't you know that the Lord knows what is on your plate. Can't you see that is one of the main reasons it is so important that you commit yourself totally to Him? He wants to be able to take care of this family for you, to give you freedom to enjoy them and not be worried over them all the time. The Lord wants to hold you close and give you the peace He so freely has for you, to pour His joy all over you. And then, when He does this, you will be come a witness to the Light also. You will see the benefits of being one of the Lord's witnesses.
It is a joy to witness to the Light, to my Lord. He is my everything, all I have I owe to Him. There is not a day goes by I do not see His hand in my life, whether holding me close as I need comforting, loving me and soothing my weary body, my tired mind, or simply coming down to fill me with His presence as I worship Him. I love these times, I love to worship my God. He is so worthy of all, everything I can offer in song, in words, in pure love from my heart and soul.
I am only a witness. I cannot lay claim to anything other than the fact that I am a child of the King, I am loved by my God, my Savior died for my sins and rose again to establish a home for me in heavenly places, He left behind with me the Holy Spirit that never leaves me, keeps me in constant communication with my Lord, and comforts me, loves me at all times. My dear friend.
The Light is returning to this earth. Soon, the day will come when Jesus, the Light of the world will return in splendor and glory to claim His Bride. He will come to rectify the wrongs of this world and to reign over us. I will proclaim His return, I will pray for His return and my heart will seek His face until that day comes. I desire that it come soon, now, Lord Jesus, now. I long to be with You, my Lord, to see You face to face to declare my love as I look into Your eyes, Your beautiful eyes, so gentle and full of love. I so desire to see You.
This 9th day of July, 2011, as I await the return of the Light, my wonderful Lord, I will continue to be a witness to the Light, I will continue to be His worshiper, His awaiting Bride.
Friday, July 8, 2011
MESSAGE OF LOVE
Acts 10:36 "You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all."
My Father used three clouds this morning to send me a reminder, He used them to send me a message. There was one large cloud spread over two smaller clouds. The smaller clouds were connected to the larger one with a type of funnel looking clouds, each had their own. The Lord told me He was the larger cloud and Jesus and the Holy Spirit were the ones beneath Him. They were all connected together but He poured out of Himself into each of them as they then poured out to us. I know you are thinking I see a lot in strange things, but I have found that my God will use anything He has at His disposal to get His message across in an instant when He feels you need to see something visible from Him. When you get a little dismayed at the magnitude of things at the moment and He wants to pour out peace and love from His throne. I could not help but smile, really ear to ear smile, as I watched these clouds, the smaller ones move up toward the larger one and for about a minute form a heart in the middle of the three as they were drifting toward the larger cloud.
What a message I received from that display of God's power. I believe anything and everything is at my God's disposal to use to bring us peace, bring joy back to our being; give a word of encouragement when things seem so overwhelming at the time. I am trying to get utilities arranged for the house in Dallas, arrange for unpacking the truck, get utilities cut off here, pack, arrange for packing the truck, and do so much from a distance. I thank the Lord I have a dear friend there that is doing so much leg work finding companies and such for me. But having so much, I began my morning a little dismayed and looked out at the sky from my desk at work to see the Lord moving these clouds around and talking to me through them.
When the clouds formed the heart, He told me that through my love for Jesus and the Holy Spirit I was able to know His heart. He told me that because I love His Son, His Beloved Son, that I had total access to Him whenever I called. My wonderful Father told me that the Holy Spirit would make sure I knew that He loved me at all times, that I would never be alone, no matter what I did. The fact that I love Him, that I love Jesus with all my heart, and that the Holy Spirit is so loved by me, my Best Friend, that there was nothing I could not ask and not receive. That I would never be without His love no matter what I did. Nothing was unforgivable as long as I held them in my heart, so dear to me. When the Lord knows your heart, nothing is impossible with Him.
I see His love in everything I do, no matter where I look, I see my God. He is so just in all His dealing with me, how could I not love Him so much. If I do something wrong, immediately the Holy Spirit is doing His work in me, calling me to recognize what I did, what I said; immediately asking the Father for His forgiveness, repenting of this sin, not wanting it to stay within my spirit for a minute longer than I can ask the Father to take this from me, whether thought or deed, asking Him to forgive it and cast it far away. He is so faithful, always faithful to hear when I call, to draw me to Him and lovingly listen, forgiving me and restoring me.
The love that flows down from the Father, through loving my Beloved Jesus, through loving my precious Holy Spirit, this love flows down to me, overflowing my heart, filling my soul with everlasting peace and joy. What more can I seek from my God, when I know His love is mine, when I feel His presence so dear and near me, when I see blessing after blessing fall on me from His throne, what is there left to desire. I have it all, I have all that I will ever need, all that I will ever want.
This 8th day of July, 2011, I know I am so loved, I am at peace. I know that there will be more messages from my Father, whenever the cares of the day mount up against me, He will find a way to let me know.....Pappa loves Pat.
My Father used three clouds this morning to send me a reminder, He used them to send me a message. There was one large cloud spread over two smaller clouds. The smaller clouds were connected to the larger one with a type of funnel looking clouds, each had their own. The Lord told me He was the larger cloud and Jesus and the Holy Spirit were the ones beneath Him. They were all connected together but He poured out of Himself into each of them as they then poured out to us. I know you are thinking I see a lot in strange things, but I have found that my God will use anything He has at His disposal to get His message across in an instant when He feels you need to see something visible from Him. When you get a little dismayed at the magnitude of things at the moment and He wants to pour out peace and love from His throne. I could not help but smile, really ear to ear smile, as I watched these clouds, the smaller ones move up toward the larger one and for about a minute form a heart in the middle of the three as they were drifting toward the larger cloud.
What a message I received from that display of God's power. I believe anything and everything is at my God's disposal to use to bring us peace, bring joy back to our being; give a word of encouragement when things seem so overwhelming at the time. I am trying to get utilities arranged for the house in Dallas, arrange for unpacking the truck, get utilities cut off here, pack, arrange for packing the truck, and do so much from a distance. I thank the Lord I have a dear friend there that is doing so much leg work finding companies and such for me. But having so much, I began my morning a little dismayed and looked out at the sky from my desk at work to see the Lord moving these clouds around and talking to me through them.
When the clouds formed the heart, He told me that through my love for Jesus and the Holy Spirit I was able to know His heart. He told me that because I love His Son, His Beloved Son, that I had total access to Him whenever I called. My wonderful Father told me that the Holy Spirit would make sure I knew that He loved me at all times, that I would never be alone, no matter what I did. The fact that I love Him, that I love Jesus with all my heart, and that the Holy Spirit is so loved by me, my Best Friend, that there was nothing I could not ask and not receive. That I would never be without His love no matter what I did. Nothing was unforgivable as long as I held them in my heart, so dear to me. When the Lord knows your heart, nothing is impossible with Him.
I see His love in everything I do, no matter where I look, I see my God. He is so just in all His dealing with me, how could I not love Him so much. If I do something wrong, immediately the Holy Spirit is doing His work in me, calling me to recognize what I did, what I said; immediately asking the Father for His forgiveness, repenting of this sin, not wanting it to stay within my spirit for a minute longer than I can ask the Father to take this from me, whether thought or deed, asking Him to forgive it and cast it far away. He is so faithful, always faithful to hear when I call, to draw me to Him and lovingly listen, forgiving me and restoring me.
The love that flows down from the Father, through loving my Beloved Jesus, through loving my precious Holy Spirit, this love flows down to me, overflowing my heart, filling my soul with everlasting peace and joy. What more can I seek from my God, when I know His love is mine, when I feel His presence so dear and near me, when I see blessing after blessing fall on me from His throne, what is there left to desire. I have it all, I have all that I will ever need, all that I will ever want.
This 8th day of July, 2011, I know I am so loved, I am at peace. I know that there will be more messages from my Father, whenever the cares of the day mount up against me, He will find a way to let me know.....Pappa loves Pat.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
COME AND DINE
"John 21:12a "Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast"."
In Southwest Louisiana, where I was born and spent the majority of my life, hospitality was such an important part of our culture. When people came to visit, if it was a short visit, you always put a pot of coffee on. If they were there at meal time, it was assumed that they would dine with you. There was always plenty, for most meals had rice and gravy and you just added some more meat to the pot. You always made sure your guests did not go away hungry. It was an intimate time of fellowship with good friends. Good conversation always flowed around the table. If there had been misunderstandings or hardships between you, they could always be settled over a good meal and restoration of the friendship or family member was a certainty.
This is what the Lord showed me today. Several times in the Word, the Lord shares a meal with people. It was a time for Him to share Himself with those closest to Him; a time to be a Light to those that did not know Him as well, those He wanted to get to know Him better. The Lord knew mealtime was a relaxed time and it was a time for people to be comfortable with Him and draw to Him.
After Peter betrayed the Lord, and the Lord appeared to the disciples after His resurrection, He invited them to come and sit with Him, to share a meal of the fish they had caught. He cooked for them. Can you picture this, our precious Lord cooking a meal for His beloved friends. Drawing them to Him, Peter especially, serving them, giving them honor by cooking for them, dining with them. As He ate with them, He was restoring their strength, sharing again Himself with them before He went to the Father. Food is eaten to restore our bodies, returning to our bodies the nutrients that we lose during the day, just through life. But when the Lord feeds you, He is feeding you more than food for the restoration of your body.
The table of the Lord, the one to which you are invited, is a table set with food, but the food on His table is not just bread, fish or meat. It is the bread of life, that only comes from our Lord; nowhere else can you receive eternal life but at His table. The meat is the meat of His Word, the truth, the Light of which comes from His sacrifice, His death. The wine, is the blood that was shed for our redemption, to pay for our sins, to deliver us from a life of sin and death. This table, this beautifully set table, it's food the food of eternal life, the food that will fill and fill and fill; you will never leave His table hungry.
At this table, where our Lord Jesus presides as the Head, there is the most intimate conversation, words that draw you closer and closer to Him, words of love that pour an oil of restoration over you, healing oil that restores your strength, gives you hope for all your tomorrows, heals your body, heals your spirit and fills you with the most indescribable joy. When you leave the Lord's table, He only asks one thing of you, "Feed my sheep", "Feed my sheep". He wants you to share the meal you received from Him with others, people that cannot for some reason come to Him and dine, people that have been so oppressed by the enemy they cannot see the Light for themselves. You must be that Light, you must show them the Lord's love and mercy. You will be the drawing element to the Lord for them. You must let them see Jesus in you, and then when the time is ready and they are so yearning to meet Jesus, you will extend the Lord's invitation to "Come and Dine".
My Lord, I thank You for the many times You have invited me to Come and Dine with You. I thank You for restoring me so often with the bread, the meat, the wine that You prepared just for me. I thank You for the intimate fellowship I share with You. This 7th day of July, 2011, I know that whenever I come, I am never turned away without being served at Your Table of Restoration. I am never sent away hungry, as I am restored with Your grace, Your love and Your joy.
In Southwest Louisiana, where I was born and spent the majority of my life, hospitality was such an important part of our culture. When people came to visit, if it was a short visit, you always put a pot of coffee on. If they were there at meal time, it was assumed that they would dine with you. There was always plenty, for most meals had rice and gravy and you just added some more meat to the pot. You always made sure your guests did not go away hungry. It was an intimate time of fellowship with good friends. Good conversation always flowed around the table. If there had been misunderstandings or hardships between you, they could always be settled over a good meal and restoration of the friendship or family member was a certainty.
This is what the Lord showed me today. Several times in the Word, the Lord shares a meal with people. It was a time for Him to share Himself with those closest to Him; a time to be a Light to those that did not know Him as well, those He wanted to get to know Him better. The Lord knew mealtime was a relaxed time and it was a time for people to be comfortable with Him and draw to Him.
After Peter betrayed the Lord, and the Lord appeared to the disciples after His resurrection, He invited them to come and sit with Him, to share a meal of the fish they had caught. He cooked for them. Can you picture this, our precious Lord cooking a meal for His beloved friends. Drawing them to Him, Peter especially, serving them, giving them honor by cooking for them, dining with them. As He ate with them, He was restoring their strength, sharing again Himself with them before He went to the Father. Food is eaten to restore our bodies, returning to our bodies the nutrients that we lose during the day, just through life. But when the Lord feeds you, He is feeding you more than food for the restoration of your body.
The table of the Lord, the one to which you are invited, is a table set with food, but the food on His table is not just bread, fish or meat. It is the bread of life, that only comes from our Lord; nowhere else can you receive eternal life but at His table. The meat is the meat of His Word, the truth, the Light of which comes from His sacrifice, His death. The wine, is the blood that was shed for our redemption, to pay for our sins, to deliver us from a life of sin and death. This table, this beautifully set table, it's food the food of eternal life, the food that will fill and fill and fill; you will never leave His table hungry.
At this table, where our Lord Jesus presides as the Head, there is the most intimate conversation, words that draw you closer and closer to Him, words of love that pour an oil of restoration over you, healing oil that restores your strength, gives you hope for all your tomorrows, heals your body, heals your spirit and fills you with the most indescribable joy. When you leave the Lord's table, He only asks one thing of you, "Feed my sheep", "Feed my sheep". He wants you to share the meal you received from Him with others, people that cannot for some reason come to Him and dine, people that have been so oppressed by the enemy they cannot see the Light for themselves. You must be that Light, you must show them the Lord's love and mercy. You will be the drawing element to the Lord for them. You must let them see Jesus in you, and then when the time is ready and they are so yearning to meet Jesus, you will extend the Lord's invitation to "Come and Dine".
My Lord, I thank You for the many times You have invited me to Come and Dine with You. I thank You for restoring me so often with the bread, the meat, the wine that You prepared just for me. I thank You for the intimate fellowship I share with You. This 7th day of July, 2011, I know that whenever I come, I am never turned away without being served at Your Table of Restoration. I am never sent away hungry, as I am restored with Your grace, Your love and Your joy.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
SOMETHING ABOUT MY PRAISE
Psalm 103:1 "Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name."
There is a song I have been listening to today. I have been packing and have my stereo pluged in with CDs I have made off music on my computer library. This song is called "Something About My Praise". It goes, just the part that I have really been stuck on is "there is something about my praise, He loves". This phrase has just penetrated my soul today. Something about my praise, my praise that He is listening to, and He loves it. He loves my praise.
Do you know what that does to a worshiper to realize that the Lord loves their praise. It heightens the level of the praise. The more the Lord shows me, tells me that He loves my praise, the more I praise Him. Can you feel His presence surrounding you when you are praising Him totally, completely from your inmost being? Just honoring the Lord with your song, giving Him the praise and worship He is due, just for being your Lord God Almighty.
My God, how I love to worship You. I am honored and humbled that You chose me to worship You. That You stop and listen to what I am singing to You, what I am telling You from my heart, and You love my praise. How can I not praise Your name, as I love You so. I go from worshiping You in song to just telling You how very much I love You. Sometimes my heart feels so big, so enlarged as it expands with love for You.
I keep trying in my mind to put a picture to Your face, my Lord. I know You get amused at me trying to do this, as I never seem to tire trying to picture You in my mind as I worship You. But the more I try to focus on an actual face, the more I feel Your presence with me, in me. I feel so loved when I am trying to see Your face. I really try to almost move into Your being, to be completely one with You. I long to be with You my Lord. To be one with You, to see Your face, to touch Your face.
In my new home, I will have a real prayer closet, where no one will enter except my Lord and I. It will be where I can sit and worship You, my God, and where You can just rest in me, and I can rest in You. It will be a quiet place where I can pray, seek your face, seek Your will for each new day, ask Your advice on things that come up. I am so excited to have a place where nothing else takes place but conversations between my Pappa and me. My Lord, You have been so good to me. I do so love to praise You and thank You for each day, for each new blessing You pour out on me.
Lord, my precious Lord, You are so worthy of all praise, all honor and glory. You keep Your hand on me all the time, giving me more love than I would have ever known, except for You. This 6th day of July, 2011, I am so joyful, especially as I hear from You, my God, that there is something about my praise You love.
There is a song I have been listening to today. I have been packing and have my stereo pluged in with CDs I have made off music on my computer library. This song is called "Something About My Praise". It goes, just the part that I have really been stuck on is "there is something about my praise, He loves". This phrase has just penetrated my soul today. Something about my praise, my praise that He is listening to, and He loves it. He loves my praise.
Do you know what that does to a worshiper to realize that the Lord loves their praise. It heightens the level of the praise. The more the Lord shows me, tells me that He loves my praise, the more I praise Him. Can you feel His presence surrounding you when you are praising Him totally, completely from your inmost being? Just honoring the Lord with your song, giving Him the praise and worship He is due, just for being your Lord God Almighty.
My God, how I love to worship You. I am honored and humbled that You chose me to worship You. That You stop and listen to what I am singing to You, what I am telling You from my heart, and You love my praise. How can I not praise Your name, as I love You so. I go from worshiping You in song to just telling You how very much I love You. Sometimes my heart feels so big, so enlarged as it expands with love for You.
I keep trying in my mind to put a picture to Your face, my Lord. I know You get amused at me trying to do this, as I never seem to tire trying to picture You in my mind as I worship You. But the more I try to focus on an actual face, the more I feel Your presence with me, in me. I feel so loved when I am trying to see Your face. I really try to almost move into Your being, to be completely one with You. I long to be with You my Lord. To be one with You, to see Your face, to touch Your face.
In my new home, I will have a real prayer closet, where no one will enter except my Lord and I. It will be where I can sit and worship You, my God, and where You can just rest in me, and I can rest in You. It will be a quiet place where I can pray, seek your face, seek Your will for each new day, ask Your advice on things that come up. I am so excited to have a place where nothing else takes place but conversations between my Pappa and me. My Lord, You have been so good to me. I do so love to praise You and thank You for each day, for each new blessing You pour out on me.
Lord, my precious Lord, You are so worthy of all praise, all honor and glory. You keep Your hand on me all the time, giving me more love than I would have ever known, except for You. This 6th day of July, 2011, I am so joyful, especially as I hear from You, my God, that there is something about my praise You love.
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