Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The more I don't do
The more I talk to God during a quite moment. The more I pray at any moment of the day. The more I realize what I don't do....or should I say what I can't do. I can't do it all. I need the Lord. I need His presence in my life daily and moment to moment. The more I give to Him the more I know there is no reason to try to carry it all myself. The weight of it is more than I can bear, why not give it to my all powerful Lord all mighty, His shoulders are bigger than mine. The more I let it go to Him the more at peace and relaxed I feel and able to move onto the next moment and on to the next day. Thank you Lord for showing me how helpless and dependent I am on you, giving me wisdom on how I can lean on you and allow you to be the ruler of my life.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Can't change it so Pray about it!
10:15 a.m. 2-6 -12
Today is a new day. I can't change yesterday or the day before. I need to move on from it and look into this new day as an opportunity to accomplish my purpose that God placed me here to do. To start with instead of dwelling on what hurts emotionally, the things that bother me, the irritations that life brings, and the things I can not change. I'm going to turn my focus on prayer.
I'm going to pray it away so to speak. I can't change it so I will pray about it. I'm going to pray what is in my heart to my Lord and Savior and let Him do the rest.
I will pray throughout the day, at any time during the day. A feeling of peace will wash over me knowing that I'm giving it all to Him. Then I will continue to move forward with Him in each new day that He gives me.
I figure it would be best at times if I spoke less of my grievances to others and more to God through prayer.
1:45 p.m.
I went out to walk the dogs and found myself praying to God. I mentioned many things concerning several people in my life that I care about.
About one hour later my ex-husbands phone rings and he gets off the phone very happy and excited. He tells me that a friend called him with news that he was going to start a new job and that He thought Scott would like to take his place on a long term temporary job that he had been working on. Scott starts working tomorrow. His foot will be in the door and maybe it could lead into a permanent job but I will save that for another prayer. :)
the last thing I mentioned in my prayer was "Please God Scott needs some work, please place a job in his hands"
Thank you Lord for answering my prayer.
Today is a new day. I can't change yesterday or the day before. I need to move on from it and look into this new day as an opportunity to accomplish my purpose that God placed me here to do. To start with instead of dwelling on what hurts emotionally, the things that bother me, the irritations that life brings, and the things I can not change. I'm going to turn my focus on prayer.
I'm going to pray it away so to speak. I can't change it so I will pray about it. I'm going to pray what is in my heart to my Lord and Savior and let Him do the rest.
I will pray throughout the day, at any time during the day. A feeling of peace will wash over me knowing that I'm giving it all to Him. Then I will continue to move forward with Him in each new day that He gives me.
I figure it would be best at times if I spoke less of my grievances to others and more to God through prayer.
1:45 p.m.
I went out to walk the dogs and found myself praying to God. I mentioned many things concerning several people in my life that I care about.
About one hour later my ex-husbands phone rings and he gets off the phone very happy and excited. He tells me that a friend called him with news that he was going to start a new job and that He thought Scott would like to take his place on a long term temporary job that he had been working on. Scott starts working tomorrow. His foot will be in the door and maybe it could lead into a permanent job but I will save that for another prayer. :)
the last thing I mentioned in my prayer was "Please God Scott needs some work, please place a job in his hands"
Thank you Lord for answering my prayer.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
It is being Thankful that helps
Lord there are many things that I could lay before you tonight, but I'm finding it hard to really narrow it all down. I need your help in working through it. But as much as I find it at moments a struggle to keep things in your perspective I continue to return to gratefulness.
Lord I'm so grateful for the work that you have been doing in my family. I have seen things change. With your help more things will change. I know that things are moving forward in your plan. I'm so glad that you have the plan and that you are the one to figure out all the details and put them into play when needed and use the right person or situation in the big plan of yours.
Thank you for revealing to me these little changes and filling me with hope as we walk forward together in your plan. These little glimpses of your plan are such a blessing and filled with so much hope. Thank you Lord for loving each of us so much to lead us into situations that will bring and have brought change to us. You are an all loving, all knowing, all forgiving, and all powerful God.
Thank you and I look forward with a heart full of hope and eyes looking upward to the many more blessings, situations and change that you will bring to my family and I.
It seems that it all goes back to being thankful for what you have and knowing where to go and where we will end up that brings everything back into perspective and helps carrying on to the next moment.
Lord I'm so grateful for the work that you have been doing in my family. I have seen things change. With your help more things will change. I know that things are moving forward in your plan. I'm so glad that you have the plan and that you are the one to figure out all the details and put them into play when needed and use the right person or situation in the big plan of yours.
Thank you for revealing to me these little changes and filling me with hope as we walk forward together in your plan. These little glimpses of your plan are such a blessing and filled with so much hope. Thank you Lord for loving each of us so much to lead us into situations that will bring and have brought change to us. You are an all loving, all knowing, all forgiving, and all powerful God.
Thank you and I look forward with a heart full of hope and eyes looking upward to the many more blessings, situations and change that you will bring to my family and I.
It seems that it all goes back to being thankful for what you have and knowing where to go and where we will end up that brings everything back into perspective and helps carrying on to the next moment.
Friday, February 3, 2012
A message for my boys
1 Peter 4:12-13
My friends, do not be surprised at the terrible trouble which now comes to test you. Do not think that something strange is happening to you. But be happy that you are sharing in Christ's sufferings so that you will be happy and full of joy when Christ comes again in glory.
Psalms 7:10
My defense is of God, who saves the upright in heart.
(This comes from my ladies bible study book that we just started the study of Overcoming Fear and Discouragement by Kay Arthur) I read this out loud to the boys in their room.
God has given us the Bible so that we may know His commandments, statutes, ordinances, and laws. If we know His Word, we can obey it! The more we know and understand His principles and precepts, the more likely we will be to make the right choices. Our responsibility is to know His Word, choose to trust Him in what He says, and choose to obey what He tells us to do.
God has also given us the Holy Spirit to lead us, guide us, and teach us all things. God has given us everything we need in order for us to know what He wants us to do, to think, and to say. Our problem is that sometimes we just make bad decisions. Sometimes it's because we don't know any better. Sometimes it's because we just want to do what's right in our own eyes. We know what to do, but just choose not to do it. Sometimes we just don't "listen" to His voice or to those messengers He send our way.
God will go to great lengths to bring us back to the point of obedience. Sometimes He uses unbelievers to accomplish His will. He loves us enough to create and destroy kings and kingdoms and even move us from place to place, if that is what it takes to get us to listen. He faithfully does His part. He desires fellowship with us...whatever the cost on our part or His. His desire is that confess our sin, change our mind about what we have done, turn from that type of behavior, and return to a life of obedience. Even when we've made a bad choice, we can still make the right choice.
(this is the message that I ended up with after the lesson was over in bible study)
God will restore you. He will always keep his promises to you. He will give you a future and hope. We need to seek him and listen. God will not destroy us but discipline us out of love. God brings change through our misery or trials of feeling really low. He brings change through humility. He corrects us out of love. True repentance is when there is a change of mind and heart.
There wasn't much to say to them after all that so I simply hugged them both and gave them each a hug and told them how much I loved them. I also told them that I pray for them every day to lean on God and to make better choices as they go about their days.
It's amazing how God can show you the right words to say and share with others. I went from being worried and concerned throughout the day to feeling at peace and knowing that God was taking care of it all and that I did not have to worry.
Thank you so my for always being my Lord and Savior in every aspect of my life.....my daily living and all the little things, storms, trials and situations that are in there. Thank you so much.
My friends, do not be surprised at the terrible trouble which now comes to test you. Do not think that something strange is happening to you. But be happy that you are sharing in Christ's sufferings so that you will be happy and full of joy when Christ comes again in glory.
Psalms 7:10
My defense is of God, who saves the upright in heart.
(This comes from my ladies bible study book that we just started the study of Overcoming Fear and Discouragement by Kay Arthur) I read this out loud to the boys in their room.
God has given us the Bible so that we may know His commandments, statutes, ordinances, and laws. If we know His Word, we can obey it! The more we know and understand His principles and precepts, the more likely we will be to make the right choices. Our responsibility is to know His Word, choose to trust Him in what He says, and choose to obey what He tells us to do.
God has also given us the Holy Spirit to lead us, guide us, and teach us all things. God has given us everything we need in order for us to know what He wants us to do, to think, and to say. Our problem is that sometimes we just make bad decisions. Sometimes it's because we don't know any better. Sometimes it's because we just want to do what's right in our own eyes. We know what to do, but just choose not to do it. Sometimes we just don't "listen" to His voice or to those messengers He send our way.
God will go to great lengths to bring us back to the point of obedience. Sometimes He uses unbelievers to accomplish His will. He loves us enough to create and destroy kings and kingdoms and even move us from place to place, if that is what it takes to get us to listen. He faithfully does His part. He desires fellowship with us...whatever the cost on our part or His. His desire is that confess our sin, change our mind about what we have done, turn from that type of behavior, and return to a life of obedience. Even when we've made a bad choice, we can still make the right choice.
(this is the message that I ended up with after the lesson was over in bible study)
God will restore you. He will always keep his promises to you. He will give you a future and hope. We need to seek him and listen. God will not destroy us but discipline us out of love. God brings change through our misery or trials of feeling really low. He brings change through humility. He corrects us out of love. True repentance is when there is a change of mind and heart.
There wasn't much to say to them after all that so I simply hugged them both and gave them each a hug and told them how much I loved them. I also told them that I pray for them every day to lean on God and to make better choices as they go about their days.
It's amazing how God can show you the right words to say and share with others. I went from being worried and concerned throughout the day to feeling at peace and knowing that God was taking care of it all and that I did not have to worry.
Thank you so my for always being my Lord and Savior in every aspect of my life.....my daily living and all the little things, storms, trials and situations that are in there. Thank you so much.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
A Revealing Kind of Day
I got to church yesterday morning early for the ladies bible study. I put my stuff down in the room and went to browse in the church library. My attention was quickly drawn to the latest movie that they had on display for check out. I quickly picked it up and opened it up to sign the card to check it out. I noticed that I was the first person to check it out. I was excited to take it home for my family and I to watch.
Yesterday I started my day off heavy with burden. I sat in the ladies bible study questioning silently what I should do. I was a little pre-occupied but I was able to hear the message that came out of it all and it was amazing. I went in thinking one thing and came out thinking another, isn't that great how that works? :)
At the end of the study I confided briefly with two friends and their words spoke loudly and simply....take the situation to Christ....lead the person back to the cross. Let God handle it. I walked out feeling a little lighter.
As the day went on I started to feel at peace with all that had been going on inside of me. In fact things were revealed to me about where I have been sinning lately.
My son came home from school looking very heavy burden too. I was actually happy that he looked that way. He and I talked some and then I realized that God has been working on him and that would explain his heavy burden look.
The evening came and my husband came home from work. I went to him shortly after we ate dinner and told him some things that were revealed to me throughout the day. I also apologized to him for my sins that were revealed to me. He listened and I could tell that he understood what I was trying to say through my babbling tears. He hugged me close and held me for a minute.
I felt so light by this point and very peaceful.
We all went down stairs to watch the movie that I brought home from the church library.
After the movie had ended my husband and I at the same time without knowing it said "WOW"! The movie was awesome. If you haven't seen it, you should. It's a great family movie especially for fathers and sons but it also was good for the girls to watch too. It showed girls how they need to be treated and cared for by their fathers that will later affect them when they move on into a relationship with someone when their fathers let them go to the next step. It showed the boys responsibility , accountability. There were moments of laughter and moments of tears. It was a fantastic movie.
I looked over to my husband while the credit rolled out of the movie and said "thank you for bringing my ex-husband here, giving him a second chance to be with his children"
I found myself sitting there thinking about my whole day. The movie was a perfect ending to the day...messages were sent out to everyone in the room (my son with his situation) . My day had been planned by my Heavenly Father.
How do I describe my day yesterday? Perfect!
Lord thank you so much for my day.
Yesterday I started my day off heavy with burden. I sat in the ladies bible study questioning silently what I should do. I was a little pre-occupied but I was able to hear the message that came out of it all and it was amazing. I went in thinking one thing and came out thinking another, isn't that great how that works? :)
At the end of the study I confided briefly with two friends and their words spoke loudly and simply....take the situation to Christ....lead the person back to the cross. Let God handle it. I walked out feeling a little lighter.
As the day went on I started to feel at peace with all that had been going on inside of me. In fact things were revealed to me about where I have been sinning lately.
My son came home from school looking very heavy burden too. I was actually happy that he looked that way. He and I talked some and then I realized that God has been working on him and that would explain his heavy burden look.
The evening came and my husband came home from work. I went to him shortly after we ate dinner and told him some things that were revealed to me throughout the day. I also apologized to him for my sins that were revealed to me. He listened and I could tell that he understood what I was trying to say through my babbling tears. He hugged me close and held me for a minute.
I felt so light by this point and very peaceful.
We all went down stairs to watch the movie that I brought home from the church library.
After the movie had ended my husband and I at the same time without knowing it said "WOW"! The movie was awesome. If you haven't seen it, you should. It's a great family movie especially for fathers and sons but it also was good for the girls to watch too. It showed girls how they need to be treated and cared for by their fathers that will later affect them when they move on into a relationship with someone when their fathers let them go to the next step. It showed the boys responsibility , accountability. There were moments of laughter and moments of tears. It was a fantastic movie.
I looked over to my husband while the credit rolled out of the movie and said "thank you for bringing my ex-husband here, giving him a second chance to be with his children"
I found myself sitting there thinking about my whole day. The movie was a perfect ending to the day...messages were sent out to everyone in the room (my son with his situation) . My day had been planned by my Heavenly Father.
How do I describe my day yesterday? Perfect!
Lord thank you so much for my day.
Maybe so but Maybe not
Maybe this parenting thing isn't really so hard after all.....or maybe it is.....
As an individual that follows God and can not do things on our own and only do them through God. Why do we make things so hard. Is it because we let our "good intentions" get in the way? Yes, at least in my case. All I really want is a warm loving family that is there for each other and is caring and kind and speaks softly to each other. Is that so bad? No if you only leave it at that and don't try to control it and want it so so bad that it turns into an idol which leads to a sinning heart. :(
So as a parent we should pray for guidance and wisdom and understanding in dealing with our children, situations, trials and family issues. We should take each moment to look at the "what is going on" at the time as an opportunity to lead our loved ones to the cross, to Christ. To be a living example for them to see Christ likeness in us to be able to hear God, see God and let God into their hearts and mind.
I can't change my son's heart or my daughters or anyone! I can follow, submit, worship, honor and obey my heavenly Father and let Him do the rest. Let God use the people, situations, and things to lead their way to Him so he can work on what he started when he created that person and the next....
My friends, do not be surprised at the terrible trouble which now comes to test you. Do not think that something strange is happening to you. But be happy that you are sharing in Christ's sufferings so that you will be happy and full of joy when Christ comes again in glory. 1 Peter 4:12-13
As an individual that follows God and can not do things on our own and only do them through God. Why do we make things so hard. Is it because we let our "good intentions" get in the way? Yes, at least in my case. All I really want is a warm loving family that is there for each other and is caring and kind and speaks softly to each other. Is that so bad? No if you only leave it at that and don't try to control it and want it so so bad that it turns into an idol which leads to a sinning heart. :(
So as a parent we should pray for guidance and wisdom and understanding in dealing with our children, situations, trials and family issues. We should take each moment to look at the "what is going on" at the time as an opportunity to lead our loved ones to the cross, to Christ. To be a living example for them to see Christ likeness in us to be able to hear God, see God and let God into their hearts and mind.
I can't change my son's heart or my daughters or anyone! I can follow, submit, worship, honor and obey my heavenly Father and let Him do the rest. Let God use the people, situations, and things to lead their way to Him so he can work on what he started when he created that person and the next....
My friends, do not be surprised at the terrible trouble which now comes to test you. Do not think that something strange is happening to you. But be happy that you are sharing in Christ's sufferings so that you will be happy and full of joy when Christ comes again in glory. 1 Peter 4:12-13
What really comes out of a situation?
Recently I have had to deal with a situation that brought great frustration, confusion, concern, and some tears of disappointment. But while going through the process of praying and asking for God's guidance, wisdom and understanding there were things revealed to me. This situation involved my son and a bad choice he made followed by wrong actions but it was much more than that and it caught me by surprise. God has revealed to me sin in my heart. They are sins that were created from "good intentions".
My son will have to go to God and a friend and make things right with them. I will also have to go to my husband and my step-son and God and ask for their forgiveness. Wow how amazing....God is so great, so loving, so kind, so forgiving. I'm so thankful that in all situations God is there with His power, glory, wisdom and love.
My son will have to go to God and a friend and make things right with them. I will also have to go to my husband and my step-son and God and ask for their forgiveness. Wow how amazing....God is so great, so loving, so kind, so forgiving. I'm so thankful that in all situations God is there with His power, glory, wisdom and love.
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