Faithful

Wow I can't believe it's been almost 2 months since I've blogged. GOD has been faithful this week during my devotional time. Well I can't just say during my devotional time HE is always good & faithful. He has been leading me to scripture in PSALM this week. As I was making my coffee he brought to me PSALM 139. Well I am one to second guess myself & I thought maybe he meant PSALM 39. I got on the computer to check my e-mail before I went to my room to read my bible & I received a daily devotion & one of the scriptures was PSALM 139. How faithful is our GOD to confirm the scripture HE gave me. When I read it I was like wow. I love that HE loves each one of us & he shows us how personal HE is.

Psalm 139 (New International Version)

Psalm 139

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

1 O LORD, you have searched me
and you know me.

2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.

3 You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.

4 Before a word is on my tongue
you know it completely, O LORD.

5 You hem me in—behind and before;
you have laid your hand upon me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.

7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?

8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, ^[a] you are there.

9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,

10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.

11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,"

12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.

13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.

14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.

15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,

16 your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.

17 How precious to ^[b] me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!

18 Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand.
When I awake,
I am still with you.

19 If only you would slay the wicked, O God!
Away from me, you bloodthirsty men!

20 They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries misuse your name.

21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD,
and abhor those who rise up against you?

22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies.

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.

24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.

Strength

2 Samuel 22:31-42

31 " As for GOD, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield
for all who take refuge in him. 32 For who is God besides the LORD?
And who is the Rock except our God? 33 It is GOD who arms me with the strength
and makes my way perfect. 34 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer he enables me to stand on the heights. 35 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36 You give me your shield of victory; you stoop down to make me great. 37 You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn. 38"I pursued my enemies and crushed them;
I did not turn back till they were destroyed. 39 I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet. 40 You armed me with strength for the battle you made my adversaries bow at my feet. 41 You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
42 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them - to the LORD, but he did not answer.

Take refuge & strength in Him today. Whatever you might be going through. It is never to big for GOD. He is our shield & strength. When we do this we will find peace & rest.

Lazy Day

I hope you all had a Blessed & Happy Thanksgiving! We did with lots of leftovers. I've been feeling a little under the weather latley. So I've been lazy today & have stayed in the bed most of the day watching Christmas movies. My Husband had to work the boys played outside most of the day. Yes I did get up to feed them (leftovers) =) It's days like today I'm glad they are old enough to play outside together. But also wish I had a maid for the mess in my house & my laundry mountain that is still waiting on me. But it will all be there tomorrow & I am going to enjoy today being lazy.

EPHESIANS 6:12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.


This says to me that when we struggle with problems, anger, confusion, addictions, temptation, so many more I could name. We are not battling it alone. I am not saying that "well the devil made me do it." But he sure like to set us up when we are not prepared or sometimes think we are. I also believe that he has his demons as it talks about in the Bible that try to fight us and bring us down & lie to us as well. It also says in the next verse : EPHESIANS 6:13 Therefore put on the full armor of GOD, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything to stand. 14 Stand firm, then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place. 15 and your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take up the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

I try everyday to put this on my husband, my self & the kids. I also pray for it to be renewed sometimes. I am thankful for my faith in GOD and his word & protection. I will go more detailed on what I think each piece represents and how it helps us, another day. Also Bible Gateway online is very helpful.
Be Blessed today!

Complaining

Philippians 2:14 (NIV)
Do everything without complaining or aruguing,


I have been using this verse around my house lately for myself & my family. It does make a difference in my kids my husband & myself.



Philippians 4:13 (NIV)

I can do everything through him that gives me strength.



I want to be like this:



Philippians 4:10-14 (Message Bible)

I'm glad in GOD, far happier than you would ever guess - happy that you're again showing such strong concern for me. Not that you ever quit praying and thinking about me.
You just had no chance to show it. Actually, I don't have a sense of needing anything personally. I've learned by now to be quite content whatever my circumstances. I'm with much as with little. I've found the recipe for being happy weather full or hungry, hands full or hands empty. whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it trough anything in the One who makes me who I am. I don't mean that your help didn't mean alot to me - it did. It was beautiful thing you came alongside me in my troubles.

LORD YOU NEVER LET GO OF ME!

Deuteronomy 31:8
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."


Joshua 1;5
No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, So I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.


The song from Matt Redman - You Never Let Go blessed me today. Then I was lead to these passages. Well I am off to wash my 2 dogs what fun :) Be Blessed Today!

I want to be like my JESUS!

I've had this song in my head all morning. I sat down at the computer with my lunch and it just came on. It is Todd Agnew "My JESUS" you can look it up on You Tube and listen if you want. (when I figure the blog out a little more I can post the video I'm not sure how to yet)
A couple of verses that stick out at me are these
"Cause my Jesus would never be accepted in my Church
The blood and dirt on his feet might stain the carpet
But He reaches for the hurting and despises the proud"

What I am about to say I am preaching to my self as well as anyone else. I had an encounter Monday at our local Pharmacy. I went in to ask for help for my son's leg. He cut it pretty bad. I'm sure now he needed stitches. But it's to late for that now so I've been just cleaning it good and keeping it covered. Anyway I went in and 2 new girls we're working and they don't know me. Granted I had my ragged clothes from cleaning on, no makeup on and did not look very attractive I am sure. I told them the story of his leg and their reaction to me was like I was a drug addict unfit mother who just walked in off the street. I felt so horrible when I left there. It reminded me of the movie Pretty Women when she goes in the store and the ladies treat her bad because of what she was wearing and how she looked. (I LOVE when she goes back to tell them what a BIG MISTAKE they made) anyway. I know that when I left the pharmacy I felt very judged and treated unfairly. I feel if I would have had my makeup & my nice clothes on I would have not received the reaction & attitude I received from them. To be honest it made me think of people I have maybe treated that way and how they felt. I had to pray about it and ask for forgiveness for the times I've ever done that. Our JESUS loves everybody and we are asked to do the same. Weather it is a homeless person dirty & ragged , prostitute, drug addict or who ever JESUS loves them & us all the same. How would you or I feel if they came and sat next to us at Church on Sunday. Would we open our arms up to them with Love and Compassion and be a reflection of JESUS or would we want to get up & move from our seat & roll our eyes and have to tell someone "You'll never guess who sat next to me today". That is why some people will never open the door to a Church and will never know our LORD and Savior. They will never know his LOVE, GRACE, FORGIVENESS & MERCY. LORD I pray that if it's just one person I pray more we will put down our self pride & judgment and accept everyone so that they will come to know You and who You are. If it is even a smile or a hello to someone what a difference they might feel just from that. Help us to be a reflection of You!

MARK 12:30-31
"Love the LORD your GOD with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all strength. 31 "The second is this : 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."

LUKE 6:37
"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven."