A Certain God

  For with God nothing shall be impossible.~ Luke 1:37

There is a song by CeCe Winans titled "Never Lost".  It speaks of God never failing.  This song reminds me of the certainty of God.  The certainty of His love and grace.  It encourages me to face trials and challenges with a can do attitude because I serve a can do God.  God is faithful, wise, and true and He has never let me down.  He has met me at every crossroad and shown me the way to go.  He been with me on the journey and never left or forsaken me.  He is a sure and true and I love Him.

Lord, thank You for being the God of the possible.  You alone deserve the glory honor and praise.  I thank You for being trustworthy and dependable.  I praise You for goodness, mercy, and grace.  Bless your people and help us to look to You.  In Jesus name. Amen

A celebration of God

 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.

2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. ~Psalm 100

God is so, so good.  His mercies are new every morning.  I am overcome with joy that my prayers has been answered.  He has breathed life into me and I exclaim His greatness.  Just yesterday, I was feeling all dried up and distant.  I asked Him to bring me close and He did just that.  His song penetrates my heart and and I am grateful.  Never doubt God or HIs faithfulness.  He never fails and he never falters.  Thank You Lord for your amazing grace, love, comfort, and joy.  Thank you for putting a new song in my mouth.  You are the wise Savior and all glory belongs to You.  In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

A dry season

 Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? ~Psalm 85:6

Sometimes it feels like I am living in a wilderness period or a dry season.  I want to be close to God.  I want to rejoice in Him because I know that He is good and faithful and true.  My desire is to grow closer to Him each day and to live life in such a way that pleases Him, but sometimes I feel like I am auto pilot. The routines of the day have me missing the beauty of God.  So I ask God to revive my heart and to set it on fire.  I ask for a fresh anointing of His Spirit.  I beg for HIs living water to flow through me so that I can worship Him in Spirit and in truth.  

God breathed live into dry bones (Ezekiel 47) and I know that He can breathe life into me.  I don't want ordinary worship because God deserves nothing, but my best.  I want to live my best life with him and I know because he is always with me that I am not without hope. 

Father, I love You and adore You, please let your Spirit to fall fresh on me.  Remove the dry places and help me to see You beyond the routine of daily life.  Quench my thirst for You.  IN Jesus name I pray.  Amen

Have faith

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.~Hebrews11:1(NIV)

Today I was asked to choose a quote that speaks to me; something that is the driving for force behind what I do personally and professionally.  The first thought that came to mind was “ to whom much is given much is expected” from Luke 12:48.  I have been given talents and those talents are to be used to bless others and build up His Kingdom.  However, in this season of my life, faith has been the cornerstone because I can do nothing without faith.  

I have to have faith that I am raising my child in the admonition of the Lord; that I am steering him on the right path.  I have to have faith that my children’s hearts and minds are being guarded in Christ Jesus.  I have to have faith in the healing power of my Lord. 

I also have to have faith that I am enough because God is more than enough.  My job takes me having fairy n my abilities and trusting that God will give me wisdom to do it even when I do t see it.  So when I doubt myself I go back to the Source of my strength and have faith.

Lord, thank You for being the author and the finisher(Perfector) of my faith( Hebrews 12:2). Thank You that your promises are yes and Amen( 2 Corinthians 1:20).  Thank You for believing in me when I doubt myself and turning my face to One Who can do the impossible(Mathew 19:26).  Thank You for loving me. (John 3:16).

Because He says So

 When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets” (Luke 5:4-5, NIV).

I can imagine that Simon is tired, but because Jesus tells him to go deeper and let down his nets for a catch he obeys.  That’s a disposition of faith that I want to have.  I want to obey because Jesus says so.  I want to look beyond what my human eyes see and see what He sees and hears what He says.  Sometimes I will be required to go deeper and to go against what I have known to trust God and all that He knows.  It will require me to have stamina and to persevere, but the reward will be worth it.   I just have to trust Jesus and do what He says because He said it.

I don’t know why He wants me to continue to write this blog, but He said to do it so I am doing it.  I have to dig deeper into Him and let down my net for a catch.

Father, I thank You for Your word that speaks to me.  Than you for convicting me and encouraging me.  Thank You for your word that speaks life.  Thank You for your love.  May I draw ever nearer to You.  In Jesus name.  Amen

Pray for your enemies

 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,  ~Matthew 5:44

Today it was announced that our President has COVID.  My spirit told me to pray for him and his family, just as I would pray for others.  President Trump has not presented himself as a friend to me, but God says to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us.  It is not a tune to rejoice in his suffering because vengeance and judgement belong to God. It may seem counterintuitive, but we ( I) have to do things Gods way.  In Romans 14:12 he tells us to bless and not curse.  If we do God’s will we will be blessed.  So I pray for my enemies and those would seek to persecute me.  I pray that their hearts and minds works be turned towards Jesus just as I pray that mine will.  I pray for their health and well being.  I pray that love abound more.

Father, it’s not always easy to pray for those who have hurt us or sought our harm, but Your word tells us to so we trust You.  We trust You to give us victory over our enemies and the umpiring to bless them in spite of so that You will be glorified.  In Jesus name.  Amen