10.27.07
I Need to Put YOU in YOUR PLACE!!!
I need to put you in your place, since you have done so much for me. You pulled me out of the pit and set my feet upon the rock, and gave me a firm place to stand. You are so good to me. All victory is yours forever.
I long for your embrace every single day; to meet you in this place and see you face to face. My hope is in you mighty God, lover of my soul. Victory is yours forever.
I have so much to praise you for, but right now the words are not coming out right. I want to shout it from the top of my lungs, I want to dance and have you catch me as I jump into the air, I want to run, run into your loving arms. You have been so good to me.
Many are your wonders you have done; the things you have planned for me no one could recount. I have come to do your will O God, thank you that you are my help, my refuge, my stronghold in times of trouble. Thank you that life is always good no matter what because you are so good.
I love you, help me to put you in your place and forever praise and glorify you.
10.22.07
I can feel YOUR strength!!!
I can feel your strength overwhelming my soul
It comes in like a flood
It comes in like a rush water right to my soul
It lifts me up
It sets my feet on the rock
and give me a firm place to stand
I can feel your strength
pushing through me
lifting me up to you
drawing me closer
so that I can face anything
anything that comes my way
so that I can be the person
the person you intend for me to be
I love you my LORD
my strength
my everything
that I lean on
that I cling to
that holds my hand
and walks beside me
that gives me the words to say
the perfect words
to calm
to inspire
words that care
and want what is best
I can feel your strength pushing through me
cause I know you are with me
and will never leave me
neither will you forsake me!!!
10.20.07
I Need to Remember what He says!!!
I am He.
I am He who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you.
I will rescue you.
To whom will you compare me or count me equal?
To whom will you liken me that I may be compared?
I am God, and there is no other.
I am God, and there is none like me.
I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times and what is still to come.
I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.
What I have said, that will I bring about.
What I have planned, that will I do.
You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.
You will be a crown of splendor in the LORD’s hand-
a royal diadem in the hand of God.
For the LORD will take delight in you, so He will rejoice over you.
I have placed watchmen on your walls who will not be silent day or night as they intercede on your behalf.
Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
You come to the help of those who gladly do right who remember your ways.
LORD, Thank you that you are my strength and my shield. My heart trusts in you and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to you in song. Since you are my shepherd, I shall not be in want. I will ascribe to you glory and strength due your name and I will worship you in splendor and holiness because you have endowed me with the same. Thank you that I will be called a royal diadem in your hands. Thank you for blessing me with strength and peace. I Love you, Amen!!!
10.14.07
God Speaks…Listen Carefully!!!
God: Do not be afraid, you whom I have chosen. For I will pour out water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground. I will pour out my spirit, my blessing, on you and those who come after you. I am the first and I am the last. Apart from me, there is no God. Do not tremble, do not be afraid. I am the LORD who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens who spread out the earth by myself. I, the LORD, do all these things. I, the LORD, have created all things. You will never be put to shame or disgraced to ages everlasting.
Me: You are the LORD who created the heavens, you are God. You fashioned the Earth. You did not create it to be empty. You are the LORD, and there is no other. You, O LORD, speak the truth and declare what is right. There is none but you. For I long to be found righteous and exalt your name. Prepare my heart for all you have in store for me as I daily walk with you. I love you. Amen.
My Mind is Filled with Many Things
Me: My mind is Filled with Many Things; LORD, I seek your face!
God: Fear not, for I have redeemed you, I have summoned you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. When you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. Do not be afraid for I am with you, apart from me there is no Savior. Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past, see now I am doing a new thing. NOW it springs up. Do you not perceive it. I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland (the lowly places).
Me: Thank you LORD Jesus, that you make all things NEW. Thank you that you have a purpose for me where I am at and your purpose will be fulfilled. Thank you so much for the opportunities you have given me to reach out for you as I strive to be the best I can be with your strength. I love you, Amen!
God: I love you Child, you are mine forever.
10.13.07
Difficulties in the Life of Faith
Difficulties and challenges are not a big deal when I rely upon my God who is bigger and has a purpose for me. Wherever I am in life, He is in control and He knows.
When you walk with God, expect the opposition of the enemy. God never said it would be easy, but He did say that He would always be with me. This is the life of Faith.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abendego were thrown into the fire but were not burned.
Peter walked on water, and he did not sink when his eyes were on God.
Daniel was thrown into the den of hungry lions, yet he escaped without a scratch.
A life with Christ, though not easy, is in fact with Christ. It is a life lived knowing he fights for you.
“If any man should come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light because you cast it on me. If I your LORD, am for you, who can be against you? I will fight for you, child, you need only to be still.”
In a life of Faith, expect the opposition of the enemy. I know He is with me, fighting for me, and I can cling to Him because He will carry me through. I was created for His purpose and everything He does is on purpose.
Yes, the difficulties and challenges I face are not a big deal when I rely upon my God who is bigger and has a purpose for me wherever I am at. He is in control and He knows.
10.07.07
An Honest Prayer from An Honest Heart
LORD, help me to have more faith because without it, it is impossible to please you. Help me not to waver in unbelief but to be strengthened in my faith and bring glory to you as I allow you to increase in my life. By your passionate, unending love for me, you make all things good in your time. LORD, I am struggling to have faith, even though I know you love me so much. My heart aches, my head as well, my heart longs to be filled. Reach down and touch me my first love, I want to feel your embrace. I want your love to consume me from the inside out. I want you. Thank you for your passionate love for me. I know I want everything you want for me. Thank you for placing desires deep down inside my heart, you know them and you will fulfill them in your time. Meanwhile, prepare my heart to shine for you this day and share your emaculate love with others while it is today. I love you, my Savior and my God. Amen.
Conversations with God in Isaiah…
Me: O LORD, you are my God. I will exalt you and praise your name. For in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago. You have spoken and in that day, I will say surely you are my God, I trusted in you and you saved me. You are the LORD, I trust in you, may I rejoice and be glad in you.
God: The righteous person will keep faith. They will keep in perfect peace whose minds are steadfast because they trust in me. Trust me forever. I am the Rock Eternal. The path of the righteous is level: Walk that path.
Me: I wait for you, O LORD, your name and your renown are the desire of my heart. My soul yearns for you in the night and in the morning, my spirit longs for you. LORD, establish peace for my soul. All that I have accomplished you have done for me. It is your name alone I honor and praise. LORD, help me to look to you so that I can walk on water and live the life that you intend for me to live. I love you. Amen.
(From Isaiah 25-26 and Matthew 14:22-the end of the chapter)
10.01.07
I so often…
I so often forget and often lose sight of the fact that in life it is about what you can give rather than what you can get. For it is in giving that we receive the most. I want to give my all, the best of me to everyone simply because I love you and I know you love me, dear LORD, so much more.
I so often need to be reminded that to whom much is given-much will be required, and I have been given much. I pray that I can be a good steward with the much I have been given because He has truly blessed me so abundantly.
I so often need to hear that “Charm is deceptive and Beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised (Proverbs 31:30).” He is constantly in the process of changing me and preparing me for all of my next steps in life. I must stay connected to Him and strive to be a woman who fears the LORD.
I so often love the colors of the sunset as they come down in an array of beauty from the sky. I have come to appreciate the brilliance of the evening hours that are truly a unique gift from God above.
I so often just want to break out and praise you, break out and dance my little heart out because I love you so much. You make me come alive in so many ways. You make all things beautiful in your time. He has given me opportunity amidst opportunity to shine my light for Him. I want to draw closer to Him so I that I can can know His heart more dearly.
