Delivered

Jonah 2 New International Reader's Version (NIRV) Jonah 2 Jonah Prays to the Lord  1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2 He said,    "When I was in trouble, I called out to you.       And you answered me.    When I had almost drowned,       I called out for help.       And you listened to my cry.  3 You threw me into the Mediterranean Sea.       I was in the middle of its waters.       They were all around me.    All of your rolling waves       were sweeping over me.  4 I said, 'I have been driven away from you.       But I will look again       toward your holy temple in Jerusalem.'  5 I had almost drowned in the waves.       The deep waters were all around me.       Seaweed was wrapped around my head.  6 I sank down to the bottom of the mountains.       I thought I had died       and gone down into the grave forever.    But you brought my life up       from the very edge of the pit.       You are the Lord my God.  7 "When my life was nearly over,       I remembered you, Lord.    My prayer rose up to you.       It reached you in your holy temple in heaven.  8 "Some people worship the worthless statues of their gods.       They turn away from the grace       you want to give them.  9 But I will sacrifice a thank offering to you.       And I will sing a song of thanks.    I will do what I have promised.       Lord, you are the one who saves."  10 The Lord gave the fish a command. And it spit Jonah up onto dry land. Thank you God for your commitment. When I fell into a pit you were there to bring me out. I can see the light of day. Spiritually I have been saved. Lord you know what's best for me better than I know for myself. I strive to reach that place that you want to send me. Take away all restrictions that I have placed on myself and allow me to do your will. Lord you have delivered me from one difficult situation after another. I choose you Lord and I thank you for your discipline and grace. You are my salvation Lord. I trust you Lord. you are always there to keep me from harm even when I am running towards it. Thank you God for your blessings. Glory to God. Lord hear the prayers of you people, search our hearts and find a honest,true and clean heart that is truly ready to serve you Lord God Almighty. Let you will be done in my life. Thank you God.

Good Morning

Thank You lord for another day. I trust you Lord. Psalm 126:2-3 Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. then it was said among the nations, The Lord as done great things for them. the Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. Thank you Lord for doing great things in my life. I will bless your name and praise you today and everyday.

Reality

Lord, the reality of the situation always seems to overshadow the dream. What do you do when you know you are responsible for others and you can't just up and leave them? Have you actually prepared your room for another human being to co habit with you? Do I know what I would give away, throw away, or even just walk away from? Financial responsibilities are still going to be there. The mortgage, the car note,the student loans, the job? I have to pay the bills. He was never coming all this way from his city. I just felt that was not going to happen, though I did have a dream that it did happen. Was I just being selfish wanting him to come into my life? Was I not willing to go into his life? Then what would happen to my house? Let's be honest. How was that going to happen? How was the reality of financial, emotional and physical togetherness really going to happen? It was a dream. It was as if we were kids not facing the facts. Neither one of us has our own residence. We do not have the luxury of running off to some remote, isolated area to get to know each other. We have daily responsibilities. People who depend on us, daily. I'm a mess. I'm probably worse than your college roommate to live with. I would have loved to have planned for the future much better. Planning for the future is big business. When we fall short for whatever reason, we blame ourselves. I should have known better. When we take Advice from someone, a company, an investment, their actions in turn affect our prosperity, our health and our happiness. While we focus on the here and now, wisdom keeps us looking toward the future. The best plans that we can make seem to encompass only ourselves. When character affects the outcome of our plans, we know that as a planner of our future, our character will affect the outcome from God. I know I have made many mistakes along the way and probably will make more. Have I always placed God at the forefront of my decisions? Did I take into consideration God's will? Even now! Do I stay because I'm stuck or am I somehow still following a dream or purpose? How is it that I haven't let this go? It broke my heart to hear that decision, yet i fought to have just that outcome even though i wanted something different for myself. The selfish decision of just us two or the thoughtful, considerate decision for others. One thing for sure, I have prayed that God would, over time, take the desire from my heart. Help me to stop wanting you for myself in that selfish way and to know that I have to share you if I am going to be around you in any capacity. You are not mine. But I can pray for you and love you. I want nothing but the best for you and will protect you the best way I know how, from afar. I believe in your message and trust God to guide me. If I am still here it's because God wants me here so I will stay. If I am no longer able to work for God then I will find some place else to worship. Proverbs 20:28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe, through love his throne is made secure. Proverbs 21:2 All a man's ways seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart. Proverbs 21:5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.

My Weakness

I hate it when you are sick. My heart goes out to you. I know you got a flu shot. You must take your vitamins every day. Especially an extra dose of vitamin c. Get your self some Florastor from the pharmacist. Please, please, please take care of yourself. Please. I just want to fuss over you. “Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 22:37-39 NKJV

Good Enough

Complacency is today's watch word. Just getting along. Just keeping my head above water. Just doing what needs to be done to make it.am I believing for my greatness or am I willing to settle for the here and now. A bird in the hand is worth more than two in the bush. I don"t know what I am believing for anymore. I don't know what to ask for. Not my wishes and desires. Not my dreams. I ask God to give me a clean heart. Remove any and everything that is not his will and desire. Show me what I need to do. How do I make this sacrifice and still find love? What is my focus, what should my attention be on? Draw it out of me, Lord. Guide me to your will. I will trust you. Guide me spiritually so that I am not content with the way things are and that I can stretch to a new comfort zone. Zephaniah 1:2-4 2 “I will utterly consume everything From the face of the land,” Says the Lord; 3 “I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, The fish of the sea, And the stumbling blocks[a] along with the wicked. I will cut off man from the face of the land,” Says the Lord. 4 “I will stretch out My hand against Judah, And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place,

Difficulty Loving Everyone

Galatians 6:1-10 Bear and Share the Burdens 6 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 5 For each one shall bear his own load. Be Generous and Do Good 6 Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches. 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith. I ask God to help me be loving to people that I am in contact with on a regular basis. I struggle with this daily. Keep me close and continue to challenge me Lord. As long as I am here I know I have a purpose to fulfill. It's not over yet.

Honor and Worship

Isaiah 58:11-14 The Message (MSG) A Full Life in the Emptiest of Places  9-12"If you get rid of unfair practices,    quit blaming victims,    quit gossiping about other people's sins, If you are generous with the hungry    and start giving yourselves to the down-and-out, Your lives will begin to glow in the darkness,    your shadowed lives will be bathed in sunlight. I will always show you where to go.    I'll give you a full life in the emptiest of places—    firm muscles, strong bones. You'll be like a well-watered garden,    a gurgling spring that never runs dry. You'll use the old rubble of past lives to build anew,    rebuild the foundations from out of your past. You'll be known as those who can fix anything,    restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate,    make the community livable again.  13-14"If you watch your step on the Sabbath    and don't use my holy day for personal advantage, If you treat the Sabbath as a day of joy,    God's holy day as a celebration, If you honor it by refusing 'business as usual,'    making money, running here and there— Then you'll be free to enjoy God!    Oh, I'll make you ride high and soar above it all. I'll make you feast on the inheritance of your ancestor Jacob."    Yes! God says so!