Thursday, July 28, 2011

It Gets Better with time. I could complain, but what good would it do. trust in God and know that this is not the end.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Racism and Empowerment

I just listened to a wonderful bible study talk on racism and what the church needs to do to help the poor. It was truthful, direct and honest. I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation and feel more of it needs to happen. Discipleship Cost. Are we ready to pay the cost to move higher? My soul is inspired. Thank YOU.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Better Days are Coming

Thank you Lord for hope. I trust you Lord. I look for all of your opportunities this week. I look to you Lord. I wish no ill will on anyone. There is no hate or strife. I'm moving forward in love. I don't have the answers. I don't seem to have much to say. I don't know what to say. This year has been difficult for everyone. I stay in prayer and continue to just do what is expected of me. I am not a victim. Many people have horrible things to get over. I pray for families who are affected by addictions and those affected by mental health problems. My problems are small and insignificant compared to the on going problems in our city and our world.  Better Days are coming. When I think about the future I have to keep focusig on the positive. If I don't then I give in to the doom and gloom. The devil is a liar who comes to kill, steal and to destroy and Jesus came so that we might have life and have it more abundantly. So if I am here, then there is something for me to do for God. My life is not worthless and I have a better future ahead if I just stay the course, keep focusing on God. Do what God seems to want e to do and listen to God's Word in my life. I confess my sins and pray that I can be a beacon for God's will.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Thank You So Very Much

Lord when I think about all the things you have brought me out of, I just have to say thank you over and over and over again. I know it sounds cliche but its all I can do,  I just keep saying thank you. When I have others around me going through their problems, I have to remember that all is not lost. I'm not mad, unhappy or even disappointed. I'm saddened but I lift my spirits when I think of the goodness that God has done for me today. Each and every day I am rewarded with new mercies. I thank you Lord. I thank you. When I am confused and don't know what to ask for, I pray for your mercy, grace and favor. I am sorry for all of my mistakes that I have made and for the ones that I will continue to make in the future. I believe that what I have asked for is given to me according to God's wishes. I thank you Lord that you will make my desires your will. Your will is my will.

1 John 5:13-15

New International Version (NIV)
Concluding Affirmations
 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. 14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Trust in God

Phillipians 4:6

6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 

Proverbs 3:3-6
3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
   bind them around your neck,
   write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Then you will win favor and a good name
   in the sight of God and man.

 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
   and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
   and he will make your paths straight.
[a]

 

Monday, July 11, 2011

Visions of Hope

Father God I pray for hope. Hope for the future. I felt I was in a position that saying its over would be just as productive as staying in the same situation. Nothing was different, but the attitude had changed. Believing and hoping for tomorrow was more beneficial than giving up all hope and just moving on. It felt better to believe, even when it didnt look like anything had changed or was improving.Not believing was more difficult and challenging.Its easier to believe. Hope is a gift. It lifts our spirits and strengthens our reserve. A smile, a wink, a hug, a kind word. Human contact is so important. So I press forward to transform the darkest moments to lighthearted praise. Hope that is for all. I pray for all of my faith community. I pray that God will hear our prayers and know what we need. I pray that as we are being tested we become stronger and more resilient. Hope is different from wishful or positive thinking. Hope is important. I'm hoping to go through the line again. Being able and willing to wait with  a positive, hopeful feeling. Know that its going to be OK, no matter what.
Israel’s Restoration
 11 “In that day    “I will restore David’s fallen shelter—
   I will repair its broken walls
   and restore its ruins—
   and will rebuild it as it used to be,
12 so that they may possess the remnant of Edom
   and all the nations that bear my name,[a]
            declares the LORD, who will do these things.
 13 “The days are coming,” declares the LORD,
   “when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman
   and the planter by the one treading grapes.
New wine will drip from the mountains
   and flow from all the hills,
 14 and I will bring my people Israel back from exile.[b]
   “They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them.
   They will plant vineyards and drink their wine;
   they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
15 I will plant Israel in their own land,
   never again to be uprooted
   from the land I have given them,”
   says the LORD your God.

Friday, July 8, 2011

Sharing

What a wonderful day. Sharing the word of God with others. Spending quality time doing something worthwhile. Thank you God for showing me that there is more to this life. As long as I am still here then my job is not over.

I prepare myself for what has to be done to get ready for the school year. New year, new expectations. School supplies and everything else.

God is good and I am believing that I am doing the right thing with him. Lord as he gets worse with his depression and constant  refusal to get up anymore, refusing to eat, its time I do what's best for him.

Lord I think you will help me place him in the right environment. God is good and I will seek him for all of my answers. Should I have done it sooner? Should I have never gotten involved in the first place? Why am I the only child that did anything? I know that I can't call myself a christian or a child of God if I didn't do something. I think he will be here another twenty years. He has no serious disease and maybe if they can get him active again, he will find value in his life. That Lord is enough for me. Let us continue this journey.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Redemption and Truth

Romans 4:14-18
14 For if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise is worthless, 15 because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression.
 16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. 17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.”[a] He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.
 18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”[b]

 Revive me Lord. I have lost sight of many things. I am adrift, down a road that has familiar and unfamiliar turns. Truth is what I continually try to express here. I pray for continued belief in the faith of God. When I waver, when I feel unsure, when I don't feel close to God, I pray for stronger faith. I pray that my spiritual journey continues to lead me to God.  Justice and grace are about God. We are justified by faith.  Do I make mistakes intentionally? Am I full of it? Am I going crazy? I have to ask myself these questions to try and keep my sanity. I want calm and balance. God requires faith and hope to be stable companions with me. I know and believe that there are many reasons for renewed reason to hope and be encouraged. I just have to believe and know that my God shall supply all of my needs and I must be secure in that belief. Come what may I am believing there is good in the world for me and I will seek it out. I continue my routines. I try to stay focused. I take care to not be irresponsible at home, work, church. I take care. I try.  I am redeemed from slavery by Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. How do I respond emotionally and spiritually? I speak joy over my life. I am redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. Confusion, despair, depression and discouragement will not follow me. I choose to do things differently.

"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen". 

 

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

I Miss You

Dear Lord thank you for your constant preparation in handling the challenges of this world. The senseless violence of our young people just astounds me. Lord I feel my life is different because of my belief in you. I renew my commitment to you Lord and I prepare myself for your return. Lord prepare my heart for your return.  Thank you Lord for the price that you paid for our sins. Your trials and test continue to refine me and purify me for your return. You keep me coming back to you. There is no replacement for you Lord. You are the one.

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