Always remember, when God made you He did so with a purpose and a plan
He saw all your days before you lived one of them and placed over you the covering of His protective love.
He has allowed nothing to come into your life that has not first been screened through that love.
His hand has remained upon you to this very day.
He calls you by name.
You are His beloved child …
The apple of His eye …
The delight of His heart.
Today you are in the exact place He wants you to be, and tomorrow He will be with you as He has always been – in goodness, in kindness, in faithfulness.
~Anonymous
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Monday, May 30, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
The Pruning Effect
"You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you." (Isaiah 26:3)
Have spent the majority of today feeling the effects of God's pruning and the truth of the matter is that it hurts! However, whether He chooses to ever restore this friendship or not is up to Him, because He is my FIRST PRIORITY!
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Have spent the majority of today feeling the effects of God's pruning and the truth of the matter is that it hurts! However, whether He chooses to ever restore this friendship or not is up to Him, because He is my FIRST PRIORITY!
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Friday, May 13, 2011
Prayer for Today
Lord,
Please make my heart COMPLETELY Yours! Show me how to want to want YOU more than anyone or anything else in my life ... No matter the cost.
I am a sinner in need of a Savior, now and always!
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Please make my heart COMPLETELY Yours! Show me how to want to want YOU more than anyone or anything else in my life ... No matter the cost.
I am a sinner in need of a Savior, now and always!
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
On Prayer
"It is comparatively easy to wait upon God; but to wait upon Him ONLY-- to feel, so far as our strength, happiness, and usefulness are concerned, as if all creatures and second causes were annihilated, and we were alone in the universe with God, is, I suspect, a difficult and rare attainment. At least, I am sure it is one at which I am very far from having made. In proportion as we make this attainment we shall find everything easy, for we shall become, emphatically, men of prayer; and we may say of prayer as Solomon says of money, that it answereth all things."
~ Edward Payson
(from the book "Purpose in Prayer" by E.M. Bounds)
~ Edward Payson
(from the book "Purpose in Prayer" by E.M. Bounds)
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Thought for Today
Thinking that life is so much more than I will ever understand this side of Heaven!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Food for Today
"My son . . . acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with whole-hearted devotion and a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts."
(1 Ch. 28:9 NIV)
"We will never be men and women after God's own heart with half-hearted devotion."
(Beth Moore)
O Father in Heaven, please help me to always be a woman after your own heart, completely devoted to you, no matter what the circumstances!
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(1 Ch. 28:9 NIV)
"We will never be men and women after God's own heart with half-hearted devotion."
(Beth Moore)
O Father in Heaven, please help me to always be a woman after your own heart, completely devoted to you, no matter what the circumstances!
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Praise You in This Storm
Dreamweaver,
May you be able to praise Him in this storm … no matter what!
♥ sm
Praise You in This Storm
I was sure by now
That You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and saved the day
But once again, I say “Amen,” and it's still raining
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
“I’m with you”
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away
And I’ll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
And every tear I’ve cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry
You raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on
If I can’t find You
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
“I’m with you”
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away
And I’ll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
And every tear I’ve cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
I lift my eyes until the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth
I lift my eyes until the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth
And I’ll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
And every tear I’ve cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
© 2005 Casting Crowns
As I was listening to this song by Casting Crowns the other day, it made me think about how much easier it is for me to trust God with my own life and trials than it is to trust Him with the lives of those I love! I am so sorry, Lord, please forgive me …
“Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, The help of my countenance, and my God” (Psalm 43:5).
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P.S. You can listen to Praise You in This Storm here!
May you be able to praise Him in this storm … no matter what!
♥ sm
Praise You in This Storm
I was sure by now
That You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and saved the day
But once again, I say “Amen,” and it's still raining
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
“I’m with you”
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away
And I’ll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
And every tear I’ve cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry
You raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on
If I can’t find You
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
“I’m with you”
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away
And I’ll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
And every tear I’ve cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
I lift my eyes until the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth
I lift my eyes until the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth
And I’ll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
And every tear I’ve cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
© 2005 Casting Crowns
As I was listening to this song by Casting Crowns the other day, it made me think about how much easier it is for me to trust God with my own life and trials than it is to trust Him with the lives of those I love! I am so sorry, Lord, please forgive me …
“Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, The help of my countenance, and my God” (Psalm 43:5).
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P.S. You can listen to Praise You in This Storm here!
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