Always there

Have you been at a place in your life where you wonder if God is there? If anyone truly sees and knows you for who you are? Have you ever been troubled and think is this going to matter 10 years from now? We humans face many complex situations in our lives some not so hard and others so complex we don't know if we will make it 10 minutes from now. Most things we bawl and crawl about are but temporary difficulties.. THIS TO SHALL PASS kind of situations. 1 John 2:17 tells us, ' The world is passing away and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. If you will allow me a little license with this scripture...' the world, trials, tribulation, pains, joys ect are here then gone but if you do it God's way you will still be standing..'  But you don't understand comes a wailing reply. I have been hurt, lied about, misunderstood, on and on the litany marches on and believe me  I have something going on in my life at the moment that I could join in that chorus, however, 'as for me I will call upon God, and the Lord shall save me. Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud. And HE SHALL HEAR MY VOICE. He shall redeem my soul in peace from the battle that was against me. For there were many against me. {Ps 55:16-18}  God is always there! Children of the Most High when you are following His will for your life( His commandments) God in His word says HE HEARS  and HE WILL DELIVER  you. Is someone coming against you unjustly ? HE hears and will deliver. Have you made a wrong turn somewhere? Repent, cry out,  HE HEARS and HE DELIVERS. God our Father is always waiting to hear from His children and hurts when His children are hurting.  God knows us for who we are( His), how we are and who we will become(in Him). I know this has been a bit rambling but this is what has been on my heart for a couple of days now. MY CHOICE-and yours...Do we believe that the Bible is the word of God and if we do...DO WE CHOOSE TO BELIEVE AND STAND. I choose to believe and stand not wail and wallow..If you hear me wailing remind me of this declaration. lol. Have a wonderful day. Blessings.

What to do? What to do?

Have you ever come to a place in your life where you didn't not where to go or if you kind of knew didn't know how to get there? Life can be complex and confusing, fraught with pain but there is an answer. If you will let me use my study today and place it in a form of prayer..for you and for me.
Father God, We come before you hurt, confused and unsure of what to do or how to do it. Lord 'Cause us to know the way  in which we should walk, For we lift our souls to you. Teach us to do your will, for you are our God; Your Spirit is good. Lord lead us in the land of uprightness. amen"{Psalms 143:8a+10}  I for one want to respond and do the way Jesus would have me to and sometimes it is difficult to know how to be what I know is right and not feel walked upon. I guess that is what they mean by dieing to yourself ;). It is good to know that when you have questions you can go to Jesus and He will send the Holy Spirit to lead and guide you. Thank you Lord for this and all your benefits.Have a blessed week, everyone..be blessed.

Isn't it a lovely day

I know I usually try to post something 'deep' and 'meaningful' and this is too only in a different way. I just want to take a moment to count my blessings. I am blessed because Jesus is my Lord, light to my path, my joy and peace provider. I am blessed with a hard working husband, Great daughter and son, a wonderful son-in law(although I don't think of him in that way but as my 2nd son) , three precious grandchildren and still have my Dad and Mom with me.  I have two crazy chihuahuas and a nice home. You see I have discovered it isn't how much stuff you have, although a house is stuff, you did notice it came last in my list of blessings. Lets get real here you can have a mansion but if you do not have the Lord and love of family you have nothing, not really. I also am blessed with extended family, blood and in laws. It is wonderful that even in times of trouble you can have peace. I get 'shaky' sometimes, I just hate discord, however my joy and peace do not depend on if I like what is going on or not. My peace comes from the Lord, maker of heaven and earth. So today, this day, I can say," Isn't it a lovely day!"

Loopholes

So many today look for loopholes in any way they can. Weather it is financial or spiritual. It came to mind about the serpent when he was tempting Eve he said(paraphrased), " you won't die honey, eat it it will make you like God. A loophole that was the undoing of man. We take  money under the table and justify it with the Revenue Services get enough from me.. I need it more than they do.We tell white lies with the thought or loophole of we don't want to hurt their feelings. One of the biggest loopholes in the world is --I didn't know that the bible said that. Ps. 119:11 Your word I have hidden in my heart that I might not sin against you. Ps119:9-16 starts witha  question," How can I cleanse my way?" The rest of this section answers thusly* Pay attention?take heed of God's word. *Seek God with your whole heart.*Do not wander away from God's teachings.*hide his word in your heart. *Pray for the Holy Spirit to teach you His commandments.*Rejoice in God's testimonies(examples).*Meditate on the word and contemplate God's ways. *Delight yourself in His statutes.* Do not forget His word.

Whenever we do the above we don't have to worry about loopholes spiritually because we will KNOW where we stand and how to live. I think Julie Ackerman Link said it best--' Whenever we start looking for loopholes, we stop being obediant.
 My hope and prayer is to encourage all who read this to become obediant to the Father and have fullness of life. Ps. 67:7a  says it best..Then God shall bless us. Have a blessed week everyone.

Are you troubled?

Are you troubled? Are you in dire straights? Where do you look to for help? One of the benefits of being in Christ is put rather well in Psalms 121.  Verse one asks a very good question,'from whence[where] does my help come from?' Verse two answers it quite well, ' my help come from the Lord who made heaven and earth.
Do you feel like you are on a slippery slope? Do you feel like you are being consumed by fire with all the problems piling up around you? Do you feel like bad stuff[evil] keeps running you down? There are promises in this scripture to all of this and more. What is this help of the Lord? v3 says 'He will not allow your foot to slip. He(Jesus ) who keeps you will neither slumber or sleep v4. The Lord will be your shade.He will not allow the sun to strike you by day or the moon by night. So night and day He will shade you and keep you. He will keep evil from you and will preserve your soul. How far ? From your going in to your going out from this time forward and forever. When I got to verse 8 I ask myself what time forward. It probably depends on whom you are referring too; weather Israel or people in general. Let me say that my time forward started when  I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior and Lord. My time started when I repented and asked God to forgive me and restore me to right standing with Him. Has your THIS DAY FORWARD AND FOREVER MORE come? No? Then cry out to Jesus and be restored. Let Him heal your broken things. Let Him heal the hurts and empty places. He loves you and waits for you to call...Cry out to Jesus.

Historic

It is a historic news day here in America. Bin Laden is dead. Many are rejoicing and acting like it is party time. Although I understand their sentiments I can not rejoice with them. God sent His Son for Bin Laden as well as you and me. The sad part is that many like Bin Laden  reject the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings. Bin Laden had a soul just like anyone else. He went into eternity and his time on earth is done. Bin Laden now begins the next stage...eternity.  You and I face eternity when our time on this old earth is done.  Today I am saddened and sober. Heaven and Hell are real places and the choice of who we will serve decides where we will spend eternity. I know some say there are no such thing as Heaven or Hell, then know this you have made your eternal choice.I have contemplated how to say what is on my heart about what is taking place on the news today. I find no joy in a man, evil or not, losing his life. For God so LOVED the world that He gave his only begotten son.. He gave us His Son to stand in our place, to take our punishment. Christ said on the cross," It is finished." Salvation has been paid for and it is now our choice weather to accept and repent. So while people chant and celebrate, let us remember a man began his eternity.