people

 

I love great teachers. And being under someone who so loves the LORD and where I’ve been able to see God transform them, even in their older age in the few years I have known them. I love seeing how people react and handle to things, and how they seek after God and desire to learn and do learn and apply all that they learn and then to see that play out in how they disciple those God has given them.

It makes me love and appreciate these people more.

Sometimes, often, I fall more in love with Jesus by falling more in love with and appreciating the people in my life!

 

VERSE OF THE DAY:
”Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other, as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.”
Colossians 3:12-15

Double Whammy

I feel like updating about 2 things today…so because I can….I am.

 

I love purposeful people, and purposeful times. I was challenged by a lady who mentioned to me that their meal times are when everyone unleashes what’s going on in their life to each other. I love this. Because in America, we’ve gotten so caught up in technology and other things that it’s rare to sit around a table and eat together. Or you eat together and sit on the couch or in front of something or with music playing or something to distract you.
So I have just enjoyed last night and a little bit today, sitting together with the people I’m with at the table and enjoying conversation. Whether it’s serious, sharing life and deeper things, or just enjoying each other and talking about the day. Jesus is in it all. and that makes me happy. and makes my day so much better.

 

It’s always nice to know that you are not alone. That somewhere, there is someone who can relate to what you are going through. and when you find those people who understand, in the moment, it’s just so encouraging and so relieving as well. Because honestly, a lot of times, I feel completely alone in my struggles, then to be able to talk to a best friend and hear that they are going through some similar things/stages of life, and hearing another person say that they will always back you up and be there if you need them in a certain area….is just absolutely wonderful.
I love, how God just lets us know in little moments like that, that we are not alone. That He hears ours cries, and gives us people to walk through it with, gives us understanding, and that His peace that passes all understanding, is guarding our hearts and minds!!!!

 

VERSE OF THE DAY:
”The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.”
Psalm 51:17

He is my constant, even when I am not.

 

“Amazing love, how can it be that You my King would die for me. Amazing love I know it’s true, and it’s my joy to honor you. In all I do, I honor you.”

When writing in this blog, I need to remember the purpose of it…
”Falling in love with Jesus every day….”
What caused me to fall more in love with Jesus today….?
             well, that would be my church family singing with all they are to old hymns. The most joyous part of my day. Listening, and joining in with them, in one accord, lifting up our Savior.

 

VERSE OF THE DAY:
”And he said, ‘My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Exodus 33:14

sitting at the feet of Jesus

 

I had the great privilege of being in Ringold, Oklahoma this week for 5 days (including travel). And it was exactly what I needed.

I really realized how wonderful it is to just sit at the feet of Jesus. To sit and just listen and just be with your teacher. and the whole week was focused on what it really means to be a disciple of Christ. it was so refreshing, so needed. I just want to sit at His feet.

and the other night I was at a worship concert and was reminded by watching little children, how they do exactly what they see the people around them doing. If they see someone raise their hands…they raise their hands. and that’s how we should be with Jesus. We should be doing all that He was doing. Being imitators of our Savior who humbled Himself and came to earth, and died on a cross, and served and taught.

And when things get tough(even when they arent tough), just sit at His feet. LISTEN, to what He is saying. Spend time with Him. Be a disciple.

 

VERSE OF THE DAY:
”What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things and the God of peace will be with you.”
Philippians 4:9

no such thing as chance when God’s in the picture, and guess what..He’s always in the picture.

 

it’s not just by chance that we get put in a certain job. in a certain role. it’s not just by chance that the people we are surrounded by now, are the people we are surrounded by, living life with…

God has a reason and purpose to every aspect of our lives. But we tend to not think about things that way…and I’m starting to believe that that is the reason that we tend to complain about where we’re at in life sometimes, what jobs we have, why we dont have a job, or complain about circumstances…we are in, where we are in, for a purpose and for a reason. we may not be able to see the whole purpose at the moment, but you can TRUST that God knows what He is doing and is not just up in Heaven twidling His thumbs thinking about His next move…He already knows it, and He already knows ours.

God just wants us to be obedient. This has been a lesson I’m re-learning this week. He just wants us. and He wants us to know and submit to His authority, and that NONE or NOTHING compares to His riches. and that He is greater.

I heard a wise lady say this week in talking about losing her husband and the grieving stage that she had to come to a point where she knew that Jesus’ blood was greater than the death of her husband and it covers it.

The blood of Christ, brethren, is much greater than all the things or people or situations going on in your life. Trust Him. Believe Him. Talk to Him. Obey Him.

 

VERSE OF THE DAY:
”Him, we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.”
Colossians 1:28-39

conviction is a blessing

 

last night and today there has been quite a bit of conviction in my life. Ive been fighting what I know I should do, and what I want to do…my selfishness/flesh has been getting in the way.

but I am grateful for this conviction, because obviously there must be something that I am not giving God, that He clearly wants and desires. and as His beloved, His servant, His daughter…My heart’s desire is to please to Him, therefore, I need to be obedient.

 

VERSE OF THE DAY:
”The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.”
Lamentations 3:22-23

People, People, People

 

you know, it amazes me to look back on who i was…and how people drove me nuts. and i wanted nothing to do with them. how selfish was i!

now…people still drive me nuts. but i want so much to do with them, for the most part! I find it a privelage to work with them, to be apart of their lives. i love them. and i find myself falling more in love with people each month. the more i get to know people, the more time i spend with them, the more i love them. i love how God works. and how He uses people in our lives.

 

VERSE OF THE DAY:
”if we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself.”
2 Timothy 2:13