The Way

God is Great and God is Good! We usually say that at the beginning of a prayer for a meal but it is so true in every aspect of life. He is Great! He is Good! I am thankful for being able to have my eyes open to the fact that God is real and working in my life and in the lives of others. It is so easy today to be persuaded that God isn't real and that He doesn't care about you but let me reassure you HE IS REAL. HE IS ALIVE! He is working in your life. No matter where you may be or where you are at in your life God is right there with you waiting for you to turn to Him. Ask God to open your eyes that you may see Him. He is faithful and He will show you The Way. John 3:16, 17 For God so loved the world (You) that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in HIm should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

Seek Him

"Seek My Face, Thy Face Lord Will I Seek." This verse has been running through my mind over and over again. I have been going through what some would call a "dry spell". It is where God feels very distant from me. I know it isn't because He has left me. No, He will never leave me. That is one of His promises. I just haven't been taking the time to Seek Him. I feel guilty and distant and even though I read a couple of verses during the day, I don't really Seek Him. So the Holy Spirit has been reminding me to Seek Him and let me tell you, when you seek Jesus, He is faithful and will meet you. Don't give up when things seem to be falling apart. Don't give in when it seems like no one cares. Instead you must Seek Jesus. Search for Him and let Him revive your soul. Never forget that He loves you and wants to spend time with you!

Have you met Him?

Have you met Jesus? Is He your Saviour and Friend? If you haven't met Jesus you can. He wants to meet you. He loves you and He desires a close relationship with you. He wants to share in your day, to be a part of who you are at all times. Knowing Him is the best choice you will ever make in your life. Please get to know Jesus. All you have to do is Confess that He is Lord and Believe that He died and rose again. He will come to you if you will seek Him.

Saved

Some say, “I have doubts—lots of them. What I want to know is, how can I know I’m truly saved?” You can know beyond the shadow of a doubt that you have eternal life! Romans 10:9 says, “If you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” First, confess that Jesus is Lord. Say it out loud or quietly in your heart—just believe that Jesus was resurrected. He’s not in the grave. He’s God in the flesh, with power over death! Confess. Believe. You will have salvation!

His Love

Jesus Wants to love you. Have you ever thought about it that way before? Jesus Wants to love you. Not that you can do anything different to make yourself more lovable to Him because He loves you right now, just the way you are and He Wants to do that for you. If you feel like you have to change to be lovable then may I suggest that you change by reading His Word if you don't already, make a special time each day to seek Him. That's how you can change. Don't push Him away in your thoughts because you think you aren't good enough, instead cling to Him more. He will show you The Way. "When the doubts assail you, He will Never fail you. He'll be with you day and night." There is not a mother Sister, friend or brother Loves the way that Jesus can He proved His love for me When He died on Calvary He gave His life for fallen man Chorus His love (His love) is a boundless love And it reaches down and touches me (touches me) His love (His love) is an endless love That will last through all eternity Verse 2 Jesus wants to love you There is none above you You are precious in His sight He will never fail you When the doubts assail you He’ll be with you day and night

Tomorrow

Have you ever read something, a news article or overheard something and fear just begin to seize your very being until you feel paralyzed with the the emotion? Maybe you don't have that happen to you and for that I am grateful but it has happened to me. I think some would call it spiritual warfare, I call it fear because I get so afraid of the what-if's. Today I was reading some news and I began to get afraid. I tried to keep reading so that I would "be informed" but I finally just fell to me knees sobbing before God. While I was crying verse after verse kept coming to my mind so that I couldn't even be afraid. I know it was Jesus telling me not to worry. He has each and every day in control. Every person, every government, every child, every thing that happens He knows about it and is in ultimate control of this world. I do not have to worry about tomorrow or the future because GOD IS IN CONTROL and I am His Child. He loves me and will take care of me! I don't know about tomorrow, I just live from day to day. I don't borrow from it's sunshine, For it's skies may turn to gray. I don't worry o'er the future, For I know what Jesus said, And today I'll walk beside Him, For He knows what is ahead. Many things about tomorrow, I don't seem to understand; But I know Who holds tomorrow, And I know Who holds my hand. Ev'ry step is getting brighter, As the golden stairs I climb; Ev'ry burden's getting lighter; Ev'ry cloud is silver lined. There the sun is always shining, There no tear will dim the eyes, At the ending of the rainbow, Where the mountains touch the sky. Many things about tomorrow, I don't seem to understand; But I know Who holds tomorrow, And I know Who holds my hand. I don't know about tomorrow, It may bring me poverty; But the One Who feeds the sparrow, Is the One Who stands by me. And the path that be my portion, May be through the flame or flood, But His presence goes before me, And I'm covered with His blood. Many things about tomorrow, I don't seem to understand; But I know Who holds tomorrow, And I know Who holds my hand.

Hear My Heart

A friend of mine shared a song with me this morning. Hear My Heart by Jeff and Sheri Easter. It is beautiful and speaks to me. Let me share it with you. - Sometimes I feel, no one's ever been in this place before. This is hard and I'm not sure that I can do this anymore. I know some day I'll look back, and all this won't seem real, but Lord right now I need you, to know just how I feel. When there are no words to say, and no prayer that I can pray, hear my heart. When I don't have strength to try, and I've cried all I can cry, hear my heart. Cause you know every fear, and every doubt I cannot speak, you know all the ways I need you, and all the ways I'm weak, so I'll be quiet, so you can hear my heart. Every now and then, I recall a simple phrase or melody, that comforts and it quiets, lifts me up and then it carries me, far above the pain and hurt, I think will never end, the song speaks words I cannot, and it calms the fears within. When there are no words to say, and no prayer that I can pray, hear my heart. When I don't have strength to try, and I've cried all I can cry, hear my heart. You know every fear, and every doubt I cannot speak, you know all the ways I need you, and all the ways I'm weak, so I'll be quiet, so you can hear my heart.

Walls

I have a story. A story of hurt and rejection, of being unloved and left on my own. To fulfill the needs of others but never having my needs met. I am supposed to be the strong one. The one everyone goes to to "fix it." So I have built a wall around myself. A wall so tall and thick that only God can remove it. This wall keeps me from feeling, from loving, from bonding with those people that are closest to me. I always have this empty place inside me because of this wall. I have emotional, physical and spiritual needs that need fulfilled but my wall keeps me from letting others and God help me. I am so scared of being hurt, rejected, and of not being loved that I don't allow myself to really open up. But I am here to tell you that God is bigger than my wall. Tonight I give my wall to Him. I don't want that emptiness inside me anymore. I want to love and allow Him to love me. To fill me with His Holy Spirit till I am full and overflowing with His love. To allow Him to become my wall of protection. I can't do it on my own anymore nor do I want too. I want to be whole. I want to be free from my own prison that I have built. Tonight I am asking God to remove my self built wall of protection and to fill me with His love and to help me fully realize that in Him alone I am protected and free. 

Praise God, I feel the walls shaking and beginning to crumble.  

Help

Are you tired? Are you sick? I am both but I am learning to find rest and peace in Jesus. He is always there for me. It is so easy to be overcome with emotions and the every day to day going on's but take a few moments to spend with Him. He is right here waiting for you to look to Him for the help you need. He wants to be the shoulder you cry on. He wants to comfort you in your times of trial. Just start pouring your heart out to God. Be open and honest and let Him help you.

God Moments

Today was a day for tears and sadness. We buried an uncle today. It is always sad to lose someone near and dear but at the same time we are overjoyed that he is in heaven with Jesus. As I was standing their watching the burial take place I was overcome with a sense of pride and gratefulness for the family I married into. This family like all families have their problems but on this occasion everyone bonded together in support of each other and to comfort one another. While I am very sad to for the loss of a loved one, I am grateful for the occasion to see this wonderful legacy myself, my spouse and my dear children have in these people. I don't know if I would have ever seen it without the help of today. I am very thankful for that moment my eyes were opened to this wonderful beautiful family. If you are going through a difficult moment take the time to look around and let God open your eyes to the way He is using this moment to help you grow.

Prayer 2

Have you ever felt like you just couldn't pray? Things keep entering your thoughts or something pops up that needs your immediate attention and you just can't pray. You want to pray. You may even go into another room to get quiet and be alone yet, you just can't pray. I have felt this way. It happened to me this morning. The harder I tried to get quiet with God and pray the more I felt like I couldn't. Then I remembered the story of Samuel I had read a few weeks ago. I was struggling at that time too and the story of God calling to him really resonated with me so I answered the same way Samuel did. "Here am I, Lord." I can't tell you the peace that swept over me at that time. By giving myself completely over to God, Here am I, Lord, I set myself free. And that is what I did this morning. I wanted to pray ever so desperately but I just couldn't get my heart and mind to cooperate with my desire and then I remembered Samuel. I begin to pray, "Here am I, Lord. Here am I. Me an unworthy sinner with all my faults and failures, Here am I. Willing to be used by You." If we make ourselves available to Him, He will come to us. And that is just what He did with me. This morning. Right at this moment. God is near!

Prayer

Keep Praying! That is my thought for today. I have found myself simply going through the motions and falling back into the old habit of thinking that just because I did my reading of the Bible with my devotional book and wrote a small prayer in my journal that I am okay. Well, I am not okay. I have been going through the motions and not taking the time to make it real and I am suffering. My attitude, my relationships, my physical body, all of it has been affected. Then this morning it hit me - I haven't been praying like I should have been. The small quick prayers are like a "Hi" in the morning to the person you are closest too and not speaking again till the next morning with another quick "Hi" to them. The relationship suffers! And so it is with my walk with Jesus. There has to be time for communication with Him. He created me to be in a relationship with Him and without that I can't function. I am very thankful this morning that we can have communion with Jesus and that He loves me and you so very much. So when you find yourself wondering what is wrong, take time to Pray and then keep on praying. He wants to talk to you!

Blogging

I have started keeping a journal with my daily devotions this year. I was given the most wonderful little devotional book for Christmas to help keep me on track with all of it. I must say that it has helped me in ways that only God could see happening. I am very thankful for this whole experience which has led me to this blog and to try my hand at writing it along with my devotionals. Some days I might not have very much to say or possibly not anything at all but I hope you will join me as we take this daily walk to becoming a new person with the help of Jesus. Without Him I am nothing, with Him I am everything I am supposed to be.