When studying the bible to put it into practice you have to do more than read, you also have to listen. The Bible is the Word of God written to you. You can trust in the words that are written and allow the word to speak to you.
This week I will read the book of Joshua. Joshua was a man who lived a life that gave God a good testimony. Joshua was committed to obeying God.
Following God wherever he leads and submitting to whatever it costs.
Reading the book of Joshua will show a testimony of a life that God took from one place and crossed the people into a new life in the promised land.
I am seeking the examples from the bible of followers of God and how these lives of testimony will impact my own life.
In Joshua the Israelites had just finished 40 yrs in the desert and in the first chapter,
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.”
What a wonderful promise of God. When God asks us to do something or go where he wants us to go, he isn’t just saying go, he is saying go and I will go with you.
Amen.
May the words of God speak to you as you read listen and follow God in your own life.
Grace and Peace be with you from God our father.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Nine
God always has our best interest in His will for our lives. There will be dark days, and days when despair and hopelessness is present. God will direct you, if you will give him your faith no matter how weak. Trust in love.
Jeremiah 10:23-24
“O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in a man that walketh to direct his steps. O Lord, correct me, but with judgment (justice); not in anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.”
This verse is for when you feel you’ve lost direction and feel confused about a number of issues in your life. There are times when I feel like I have no one to turn to and some things appear as if they are my of control. I sometimes feel like these things are happening to me as some kind of punishment for something I might have done.
I have to just face these days with endurance and faith that tomorrow will be a better day and that everything will work out according to His plan.
Jeremiah 24: 4-7
“I will set my eyes on you for good… I will build you up, and not pull you down; I will plant you, and not pluck you up. I will give you a heart to know me… I will be your God; you shall return unto me with your whole heart.”
Peace be with you.
Jeremiah 10:23-24
“O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in a man that walketh to direct his steps. O Lord, correct me, but with judgment (justice); not in anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.”
This verse is for when you feel you’ve lost direction and feel confused about a number of issues in your life. There are times when I feel like I have no one to turn to and some things appear as if they are my of control. I sometimes feel like these things are happening to me as some kind of punishment for something I might have done.
I have to just face these days with endurance and faith that tomorrow will be a better day and that everything will work out according to His plan.
Jeremiah 24: 4-7
“I will set my eyes on you for good… I will build you up, and not pull you down; I will plant you, and not pluck you up. I will give you a heart to know me… I will be your God; you shall return unto me with your whole heart.”
Peace be with you.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Eight
Today I just want to share a short verse.
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. "
Romans 8:28
Usually it is not Fridays when we meet a lot of diffuculty in our day, Mondays are the typical day when everything happens all at once when people seem to attack us with all they want us to achieve during the week.
If it is a conversation you will have with someone or a circumstance that you find challenging today, put this verse in your heart and repeat it as needed.
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. "
Romans 8:28
May God work at something good in your day today.
May it be extraordinary!
Grace and Peace be with you from God our Father.
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. "
Romans 8:28
Usually it is not Fridays when we meet a lot of diffuculty in our day, Mondays are the typical day when everything happens all at once when people seem to attack us with all they want us to achieve during the week.
If it is a conversation you will have with someone or a circumstance that you find challenging today, put this verse in your heart and repeat it as needed.
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. "
Romans 8:28
May God work at something good in your day today.
May it be extraordinary!
Grace and Peace be with you from God our Father.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Seven
Fall can be a very busy time for all of us. Activities and social gathering will have a lot of us meeting schedules and trying to fit in all the things we have to do and be all the places we have to be. Our prayer time could get neglected during all the busy time in our lives. I would like to encourage everyone to set a side a time and schedule daily prayer in your day.
When you pray begin each prayer uplifting and focusing on God.
John 14: 23
Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me he will obey my teaching. My father will love him and we will come to him an make our home with him.”
I attended prayer meeting at Logos Baptist Church last night. Wednesday night is prayer time. It is uplifting and supportive. One example of how we are to pray is from
1 Kings 18:36-37
At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, O Lord, are God and that you are turning their hearts back again.
In that prayer God was praised and lifted up foremost before the prayer. God is a mighty God. He wants your praise and worship. He likes to know your devotion.
I did a Beth Moore Bible study with her book, “Get out of that Pit”
Beth Moore said that when you pray, it is important to say something like this:
“Father, Your Son died and rose again to give me direct access to You. That means I can pray like He prayed. In His name, I thank You in advance that You always hear me. I know You are listening to me right now and that my prayers always matter.
Then proceed with your prayer.”
A relationship with God requires prayer. Please set aside some time each day to spend with Him in prayer to lift God up and grow your relationship.
When you pray begin each prayer uplifting and focusing on God.
John 14: 23
Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me he will obey my teaching. My father will love him and we will come to him an make our home with him.”
I attended prayer meeting at Logos Baptist Church last night. Wednesday night is prayer time. It is uplifting and supportive. One example of how we are to pray is from
1 Kings 18:36-37
At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, O Lord, are God and that you are turning their hearts back again.
In that prayer God was praised and lifted up foremost before the prayer. God is a mighty God. He wants your praise and worship. He likes to know your devotion.
I did a Beth Moore Bible study with her book, “Get out of that Pit”
Beth Moore said that when you pray, it is important to say something like this:
“Father, Your Son died and rose again to give me direct access to You. That means I can pray like He prayed. In His name, I thank You in advance that You always hear me. I know You are listening to me right now and that my prayers always matter.
Then proceed with your prayer.”
A relationship with God requires prayer. Please set aside some time each day to spend with Him in prayer to lift God up and grow your relationship.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Six
Today I am spending a quiet day with God. No radio, no T.V. No phone calls. It is a rainy overcast day and I feel quiet. Sometimes a quiet day is needed. I want to just feel his presence today.
Tonight I think I will go to prayer at church.
Isaiah 40:25-31
25 "To whom will you compare me?
Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One.
26 Lift your eyes and look to the heavens:
Who created all these?
He who brings out the starry host one by one,
and calls them each by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing.
27 Why do you say, O Jacob,
and complain, O Israel,
"My way is hidden from the LORD;
my cause is disregarded by my God"?
28 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Grace and Peace be with you from God our Father
Tonight I think I will go to prayer at church.
Isaiah 40:25-31
25 "To whom will you compare me?
Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One.
26 Lift your eyes and look to the heavens:
Who created all these?
He who brings out the starry host one by one,
and calls them each by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing.
27 Why do you say, O Jacob,
and complain, O Israel,
"My way is hidden from the LORD;
my cause is disregarded by my God"?
28 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Grace and Peace be with you from God our Father
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
FIVE
Five
I am spending time in prayer about topics that God would want me to share and I post them here. I truly want this to be experiencing God on a daily basis for this year, today is day 5.
Baggage maintenance
I have the heart of a traveler. I will gladly go where ever if I am asked to go. If you ask my husband he will saythat is the one characteristic that “sealed the deal” that I was the one for him. My husband will tell you that this is one of the most attractive things he first saw in my personality. He could call me and ask, “do you want to go to Georgia?” Without hesitating I would say, “what time?” He could ask me to go anywhere, Las Vegas, Italy, England, or just to the hardware store, and I would say, “Yes.”
Being a practical person, when I travel, I pack necessities, then anything else. For our honeymoon we went to Italy for a week and only carried a backpack and a carry-on bag between the two of us. As travelers we know about baggage maintenance. Take everything you need, remove packaging if necessary, get the weight of what you are carrying to minimal. We don’t like to carry a lot of baggage. It gives us a lot of freedom when we travel.
Extraordinary.
What freedom are we seeking in our lives?
What are we doing to achieve that freedom?
What baggage are we carrying around that we do not need?
When you are first getting to know someone you find out about their character. Maybe there is someone near to that person you can inquire about that person’s character and so you go to him and ask, “do you know …” Mouths rarely shut when it comes to gossip, and possibly if you were to go to three or four people you would hear different things, and come to your own conclusion before you ever get to speak to that person directly. Hopefully that person would be a person of good character and you would be more interested in getting to know that person. Sometimes you might hear negative things and decide the few things you found out were nothing that you would want to be a part of. In some cases, not all mind you, some people should be avoided, but what if you missed meeting someone great because maybe that person’s character clashed with the person you had asked and all they had to say was negative things?
When my husband asked me out he already kind of knew me, he had been friends with my brother in high school and he knew my family. Now if he had inquired about me, there were some “baggage” issues I had that could have prevented him from asking me out. I was divorced with a three year old daughter. For a man without children, who never wanted to have children, this should have immediately turned him in the other direction. But he asked me out and continued to do so for three years while I did some “baggage control” in my own life. After my first marriage failed I told myself I was going to give myself the same amount of time being single as I had to being married. That length of time was 5 years. He saw the best and the worst of me during those years of dating and still decided I was the one for him. The attractive thing about him to me was that he knew what commitment is. He is dedicated to his family and he became dedicated to me. I love him, even now that we are living in separate homes. I think we are experiencing some “baggage control” in our marriage. We are still in prayer about what God’s will is for our lives.
For truths about God’s character all you have to do is go to
Psalm 103
Praise the LORD, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits-
3 who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The LORD works righteousness
and justice for all the oppressed.
7 He made known his ways to Moses,
his deeds to the people of Israel:
8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are like grass,
he flourishes like a flower of the field;
16 the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting
the LORD's love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children's children-
18 with those who keep his covenant
and remember to obey his precepts.
19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven,
and his kingdom rules over all.
20 Praise the LORD, you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his bidding,
who obey his word.
21 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts,
you his servants who do his will.
22 Praise the LORD, all his works
everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the LORD, O my soul.
I would not hesitate to say, “yes” to my husband if he asked me to go anywhere. Will I do the same for God? Will he put in place the freedom for me to go where he asks me to go? He asked me to write this blog about my extraordinary life, so I think he can keep my wireless internet connection, and I can post daily. Maybe my going isn’t going but staying. What am I doing to achieve this? Spending time in prayer to hear God. What baggage am I carrying around that I do not need? I’m going to trust in God to reveal, remove and restore my “baggage” to His will, established through my growing faith.
Grace and peace be with you from God our father.
Amen.
Afirmations come in through the word...
Todays devotional after I wrote this "Trust God's Mysterious Workings" David Wilkerson
I am spending time in prayer about topics that God would want me to share and I post them here. I truly want this to be experiencing God on a daily basis for this year, today is day 5.
Baggage maintenance
I have the heart of a traveler. I will gladly go where ever if I am asked to go. If you ask my husband he will saythat is the one characteristic that “sealed the deal” that I was the one for him. My husband will tell you that this is one of the most attractive things he first saw in my personality. He could call me and ask, “do you want to go to Georgia?” Without hesitating I would say, “what time?” He could ask me to go anywhere, Las Vegas, Italy, England, or just to the hardware store, and I would say, “Yes.”
Being a practical person, when I travel, I pack necessities, then anything else. For our honeymoon we went to Italy for a week and only carried a backpack and a carry-on bag between the two of us. As travelers we know about baggage maintenance. Take everything you need, remove packaging if necessary, get the weight of what you are carrying to minimal. We don’t like to carry a lot of baggage. It gives us a lot of freedom when we travel.
Extraordinary.
What freedom are we seeking in our lives?
What are we doing to achieve that freedom?
What baggage are we carrying around that we do not need?
When you are first getting to know someone you find out about their character. Maybe there is someone near to that person you can inquire about that person’s character and so you go to him and ask, “do you know …” Mouths rarely shut when it comes to gossip, and possibly if you were to go to three or four people you would hear different things, and come to your own conclusion before you ever get to speak to that person directly. Hopefully that person would be a person of good character and you would be more interested in getting to know that person. Sometimes you might hear negative things and decide the few things you found out were nothing that you would want to be a part of. In some cases, not all mind you, some people should be avoided, but what if you missed meeting someone great because maybe that person’s character clashed with the person you had asked and all they had to say was negative things?
When my husband asked me out he already kind of knew me, he had been friends with my brother in high school and he knew my family. Now if he had inquired about me, there were some “baggage” issues I had that could have prevented him from asking me out. I was divorced with a three year old daughter. For a man without children, who never wanted to have children, this should have immediately turned him in the other direction. But he asked me out and continued to do so for three years while I did some “baggage control” in my own life. After my first marriage failed I told myself I was going to give myself the same amount of time being single as I had to being married. That length of time was 5 years. He saw the best and the worst of me during those years of dating and still decided I was the one for him. The attractive thing about him to me was that he knew what commitment is. He is dedicated to his family and he became dedicated to me. I love him, even now that we are living in separate homes. I think we are experiencing some “baggage control” in our marriage. We are still in prayer about what God’s will is for our lives.
For truths about God’s character all you have to do is go to
Psalm 103
Praise the LORD, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits-
3 who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The LORD works righteousness
and justice for all the oppressed.
7 He made known his ways to Moses,
his deeds to the people of Israel:
8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are like grass,
he flourishes like a flower of the field;
16 the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting
the LORD's love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children's children-
18 with those who keep his covenant
and remember to obey his precepts.
19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven,
and his kingdom rules over all.
20 Praise the LORD, you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his bidding,
who obey his word.
21 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts,
you his servants who do his will.
22 Praise the LORD, all his works
everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the LORD, O my soul.
I would not hesitate to say, “yes” to my husband if he asked me to go anywhere. Will I do the same for God? Will he put in place the freedom for me to go where he asks me to go? He asked me to write this blog about my extraordinary life, so I think he can keep my wireless internet connection, and I can post daily. Maybe my going isn’t going but staying. What am I doing to achieve this? Spending time in prayer to hear God. What baggage am I carrying around that I do not need? I’m going to trust in God to reveal, remove and restore my “baggage” to His will, established through my growing faith.
Grace and peace be with you from God our father.
Amen.
Afirmations come in through the word...
Todays devotional after I wrote this "Trust God's Mysterious Workings" David Wilkerson
Four
Yesterday I didn't get to post, because I don't pay for internet at my apartment. It is hit or miss if I have internet.
Yesterday was a bad day for me. I woke up late, the fog was thick as mashed potatoes, I had to come in early to work, one thing after the other did not agree with me. I even had an arguement with the hubs over something silly first thing. My co-workers even said I looked bad. Then I yelled at them about something and we got into it. No one held back any expressions yesterday. If we felt it, we let it fly. There must have been something in the air.
Things were so bad, I left work early. I did spend some time with Baby girl. She let me take her to get some jazz shoes and to her dance class. She told me if I came, I couldn't watch her dance and make her nervous. My feelings were a little hurt, but I said I wouldn't and I didn't. We are building trust.
I dropped her off and when her classes were over she was happy. I got her a milkshake on the way home and it was good to see her happy.
The hubs met me at the apartment and brought me dinner and we spent some time together. My day ended a lot better than it started.
The verse for yesterday was John 16:33
33"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
We are to watch with God all the rest of our lives. There are times of conflict, but when do we stop and seek first peace instead of going along with the conflict. I'll tell you yesterday I wanted to fight. I wanted to say what I wanted to say. I wanted everyone to know I was angry. I was so angry I took a few moments in prayer and asked God, "Could this day get any worse?"
Jesus said, "My peace I leave with you."
A perfect peace.
I feel the Holy spirit came over these areas where I faced conflict and he changed circumstances by the end of my day. My circumstances turned out to be blessings.
I will look for God at work in my life in all areas of my family, friends, finances, feelings and my future.
May Peace be to you, and you will feel bond together what has been torn apart.
Don't let your peace be stolen, get it back and know the peace Jesus can bring by being a part of your life.
Watch for God when the storms come in your own life, He can change everything.
Grace and Peace be with you today.
Yesterday was a bad day for me. I woke up late, the fog was thick as mashed potatoes, I had to come in early to work, one thing after the other did not agree with me. I even had an arguement with the hubs over something silly first thing. My co-workers even said I looked bad. Then I yelled at them about something and we got into it. No one held back any expressions yesterday. If we felt it, we let it fly. There must have been something in the air.
Things were so bad, I left work early. I did spend some time with Baby girl. She let me take her to get some jazz shoes and to her dance class. She told me if I came, I couldn't watch her dance and make her nervous. My feelings were a little hurt, but I said I wouldn't and I didn't. We are building trust.
I dropped her off and when her classes were over she was happy. I got her a milkshake on the way home and it was good to see her happy.
The hubs met me at the apartment and brought me dinner and we spent some time together. My day ended a lot better than it started.
The verse for yesterday was John 16:33
33"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
We are to watch with God all the rest of our lives. There are times of conflict, but when do we stop and seek first peace instead of going along with the conflict. I'll tell you yesterday I wanted to fight. I wanted to say what I wanted to say. I wanted everyone to know I was angry. I was so angry I took a few moments in prayer and asked God, "Could this day get any worse?"
Jesus said, "My peace I leave with you."
A perfect peace.
I feel the Holy spirit came over these areas where I faced conflict and he changed circumstances by the end of my day. My circumstances turned out to be blessings.
I will look for God at work in my life in all areas of my family, friends, finances, feelings and my future.
May Peace be to you, and you will feel bond together what has been torn apart.
Don't let your peace be stolen, get it back and know the peace Jesus can bring by being a part of your life.
Watch for God when the storms come in your own life, He can change everything.
Grace and Peace be with you today.
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