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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

God is crazy about me!

"Because he delights in me, he saved me" Psalm 18.19


If God had a refrigerator, my picture would be on it!! :D

He saved me not because I am good, decent, or because of my good works or good looks. :P - If were for any of this reason I'd be sooo lost!
One the sweetest reasons that God saved me is because He loves me, He deligths in me! God is crazy about me :D

"As a man rejoices over his new wife, so your God will rejoice over you" Isaiah 62.5

"I trust in your love. My heart is happy because you saved me. I sing to the Lord because he has taken care of me" Psalm 13.5,6

"God, you have been my God since my mother gave me birth" Psalm 22.10b

Psalm 139                     A psalm of David.
 1 O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.
 2 You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.
 3 You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do.
 4 You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord.
 5 You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.
 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,too great for me to understand!
 7 I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence!
 8 If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave,[a] you are there.
 9 If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
 10 even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me.
 11 I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night—
 12 but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To you the night shines as bright as day.
      Darkness and light are the same to you.
 13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
 14 Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
 15 You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
 16 You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
   Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
 17 How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!
 18 I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me!
 19 O God, if only you would destroy the wicked! Get out of my life, you murderers!
 20 They blaspheme you; your enemies misuse your name.
 21 O Lord, shouldn’t I hate those who hate you? Shouldn’t I despise those who oppose you?
 22 Yes, I hate them with total hatred, for your enemies are my enemies.
 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
 24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

For more delightsPsalm 37.23; Isaiah 65.19Zephaniah 3.17

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

God is watching, watching over you!!

"The Lord is constantly watching everyone, and he gives strength to those who faithfully obey him." 2 Chronicles 16:9
He watches because he is in love with his people!
He can't take his eyes off you because he loves you much!

The Lord himself watches over you! Psalm 121.5

Very simple and easy craft - just go here to get the instructions.
 
Another great craft to remind the kids about God's care:
http://www.parents.com/holiday/valentines-day/crafts/sweet-valentines-day-crafts-kids/#page=7
 

Friday, September 27, 2013

Encouragement, the oxygen of the soul!

As someone that is loved by words, I am always in need of a good compliment! I want to encourage you to be an encourager, somebody that is always ready to give some love! 
One of my favorite saying is:
“I can live for two months on a good compliment.”
Like oxygen, encouragement has the power to strengthen a flagging soul, heal a broken heart and lift up a fallen outlook. Encouragement can come in many forms. It might me a sincere compliment, a note, a pep talk, a simple touch or a pat on the shoulder, the offer of a hand to help someone...



You should not stay away from the church meetings, as some are doing, but you should meet together and encourage each other. Do this even more as you see the day coming. Hebrews 10:25 

Fellowship that encourages is vital to survival. Spend time with godly women. Don't let you job and your family and all the other demands in your life isolate you, get connected! Go to church meetings, small groups, get-together! 

BE THE ENCOURAGEMENT THAT SOMEBODY NEEDS!
When you talk, do not say harmful things, but say what people need—words that will help others become stronger. Then what you say will do good to those who listen to you. Ephesians 4:29

Here are some Scriptures on Encouragement:
Proverbs 12:25Ecclesiastes 4:10Isaiah 41:13Deuteronomy 31:6

This is one of my favorite testimony of encouragement:
You can read about Anne Sullivann's biography and learn more about two of the most extraordinary women in our history! I love to know that I learned about them thru my youngest child's devotion to a book (another story!)

Don't take people for granted! Ask God to give you compassion, so you can be the one to encourage, to lift someone up, to stop, to notice, to ask AND to listen! 
Don't give up on people! Love never fails! (1 Corinthians 13:8) - If you keep loving them, God will use you to bring them healing and hope.

When you screaming on the inside for help, learn to encourage yourself, get back on track, recoverKing David learned to encourage himself: "And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in Jehovah his God." 1 Samuel 30:6 

In the book "A Family Shaped by grace" by Gary Morland, there is a chapter Be God's Access, where he encourage us to always outweigh criticism with encouragement. Because we need at least 6 times more encouragement than criticism. Criticism steals energy from people. Encouragement infuses energy into people. Criticism is not a change agent. It's a venting agent for the criticizer.

In the Bible we find Barnabas, whose name means "son of encouragement", continually encouraged those he encountered. (Acts 4:36)

When you take time to be with others, you find encouragement and help and hope to give others and to yourself! 
Give and receive! You will find yourself being lifted up as if a cloud of oxygen were pouring into your lungs :D

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

September 11


MEET ME IN THE STAIRWELL

You say you will never forget where you were when
you heard the news On September 11, 2001.
Neither will I.

I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room
with a man who called his wife to say 'Good-Bye.' I
held his fingers steady as he dialed. I gave him the
peace to say, 'Honey, I am not going to make it, but it
is OK..I am ready to go.'

I was with his wife when he called as she fed
breakfast to their children. I held her up as she
tried to understand his words and as she realized
he wasn't coming home that night.

I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor when a
woman cried out to Me for help. 'I have been
knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!' I said.
'Of course I will show you the way home - only
believe in Me now.'

I was at the base of the building with the Priest
ministering to the injured and devastated souls.
I took him home to tend to his Flock in Heaven. He
heard my voice and answered.

I was on all four of those planes, in every seat,
with every prayer. I was with the crew as they
were overtaken. I was in the very hearts of the
believers there, comforting and assuring them that their
faith has saved them.

I was in Texas, Virginia, California, Michigan, Afghanistan.
I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news.
Did you sense Me?

I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew
every name - though not all know Me. Some met Me
for the first time on the 86th floor.

Some sought Me with their last breath.
Some couldn't hear Me calling to them through the
smoke and flames; 'Come to Me... this way... take
my hand.' Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me.
But, I was there.

I did not place you in the Tower that day. You
may not know why, but I do. However, if you were
there in that explosive moment in time, would you have
reached for Me?

Sept. 11, 2001, was not the end of the journey
for you. But someday your journey will end. And I
will be there for you as well. Seek Me now while I may
be found. Then, at any moment, you know you are
'ready to go.'

I will be in the stairwell of your final moments.

GOD
(I found this text around the internet, author unknown)

Thanking God!

GIVE THANKS WHATEVER HAPPENS! 1 Thessalonians 5.18

Thank God in all circumstances, the good times and the not-so-great ones.

Don't forget to say thanks! 
The secret of happy people

When you thank God, even through pain, amazing things happen in your heart. Somehow you find he grace and courage to be glad that God is still God - when life is good, and when it isn't.



For the wife who says it's hot dogs tonight, because she is home with me,
and not out with someone else.
For the husband who is on the sofa being a couch potato, because he is home with me and not out at the bars.
For the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes because it means she is at home, not on the streets.
For the taxes I pay because it means I am employed.
For the mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded
by friends.
For the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to eat.
For my shadow that watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshine.
For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that
need fixing because it means I have a home.
For all the complaining I hear about the government because it means we 
have freedom of speech.
For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking and I have been blessed with transportation.
For my huge heating bill because it means I am warm.
For the lady behind me in church who sings off key because it means I can
hear.
For the pile of laundry and ironing because it means I have clothes to wear.
For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I
have been capable of working hard.
For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means I am alive.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Giving myself away...

Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning,
    for I am trusting you.
Show me where to walk,
    for I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU! Psalm 143:8





Since God has shown us great mercy, I beg you to offer your lives as a living sacrifice to him. Your offering must be only for God and pleasing to him, which is the spiritual way for you to worship. Romans 12:1
"I give myself away, so you can use me..."

This is the best way to worship God, by giving yourself to him. You make this sacrifice through a simple choice: choose to tell God you want him to use you for his purposes. Ask Him to work in your life, to lead you, and to empower you.

Check this amazing little ceremony