It's All In Knowing Who He Is And Whose I Am

My heart is overwhelmed at the awesomeness of our Heavenly Father and His Faithfulness to watch over and protect us in all our ways. No matter the situation, no matter the time of day or night, no matter where we are located at the time of trouble, He is there to protect, to comfort, and to guide us in all our ways! How awesome is our God!
In Psalm 139:1-18 David proclaims, "You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise: you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, you Lord know it completely. You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there. If I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn: If I settle on the far side of the sea; even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me," even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day for darkness is as light to you.
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 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; Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand- When I awake I am still with you!"
Although David was not a perfect man, sinning mightily to have another man's wife, God still had a plan for David's life; and as David began seeking answers from the God of all creation, he became known as "a man after God's Own Heart." We too can become 'men and women after God's own heart' when we seek Him with all our heart(Jer 29:13).
We have all sinned and come short of the glory of God(Romans 3:23), but through our Lord Jesus we are made the righteous of God, redeemed by His precious 'life-giving' blood. What a honor it is to serve a living God Who watches over us in all our ways and to know that He is working within us, walking beside us, guiding our footsteps, guarding our conversation, so that all things work together for our good. To know Him is to Love Him!
I pray that as we truly seek the Lord and come to know Who He Is, we too shall be known as 'men and women after God's own heart' as well! Have a wonderfully blessed day, dear friends, God loves you and so do I~~~

 

LEARNING TO FLY HIGH THROUGH THE STORMS

Just something about enjoying the beauty of birds with all their skillfully placed strokes of color, the ease with which they fly or just rest upon branches, that brings a peace over my being as to the awesome magnificence of our God. Each bird so gracefully adorned with colors placed in just the right place and not a one exactly the same, much like us. We are all so wonderfully and skillfully made, not to look like someone else, but to be unique in our own creative body. God lovingly created each of us to be His prized possession and to enjoy His creations that surround us. 
I think about the eagle and its unusual large eyes compared to the size of its head allowing it to have extremely keen eyesight. Eagles are admired the world over as living symbols of power, of freedom, and transcendence. Such grace displayed as they fly high into the heavens overriding storms that may arise, bringing Psalm 91:1,4 to mind: "He that dwelleth in the Secret Place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." v.4 "He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust; His truth shall be thy strength and buckler."
God has created such an awesome world for us to enjoy, but in our busy lifestyle we forget to stop and smell the roses, to lie under the moonlight and watch the stars and for a fleeting moment maybe catch the glimpse of a falling star; yet with all He has created there is peace to be found in taking time to just lay aside the cares of this life and enjoy the awesomeness of our Creator and all He has created for our good pleasure. 
I encourage you today to lay aside time to enjoy the life you have been given because none of us are promised tomorrow or even the next moment in time. So let's learn to fly free like the birds. Let's allow our wings to soar high when conditions seem less favorable. Let's learn to dance as if no one is watching and enjoy the beauty of nature that surrounds us while bringing honor to our mighty Creator, and let's have a wonderfully blessed day. God loves you and so do I~

We Can Have What He Says, If Only We Believe!

God is certainly doing new things all over our land and over the past couple years I have personally witnessed Spirit moving so pronounced in my life and in my family's life that only the hand of God could have made these things possible. God is so loving, forever faithful, and forever able to accomplish all He has promised in Word, If Only We Believe!
The Word declares that it is by faith that all things are accomplished! Through faith in Christ Jesus and His finished work while He was on earth, and with Jesus being submissive to the Father's will and perfect plan in His earthly life, we can stand redeemed today, as joint-heirs to all the Father has given into Jesus' hands to share with us without hesitation...If Only We Believe! 
We can become More Than Conquerors through faith in Christ Jesus, If Only We Believe! Our faith is only the shadow of untold blessings God desires to shower upon our lives, if only we believe! When we have a need and go to Him in faith declaring the Word over that need, we can have what It says we can have, If Only We Believe! 
If you are being overcome by cares of this life and don't know what to do and can't seem to get your head above the water, just get into the Word of God and learn who you are in Christ Jesus! The Word of God is our road map through this life! And It is our Guide! Every situation that arises in this life is covered in the Word! As you begin searching through the Word for answers, you will begin to understand that God didn't just create us here to leave us here until we die. He created us to enjoy an abundant life in Christ Jesus in all our ways! There is nothing we will encounter that Jesus has not already made provision for our deliverance; But how will we know unless we get the Word in us! Hearing the Word builds our faith and we begin to realize God will always honor His Word! He must honor His Word as it proclaims because His Word Cannot Lie!  So let's begin to "Ask, Seek, Knock" and realize that all who seek Him will find Him, when they search for Him with all their heart!
The Word of God empowers us to become more than conquerors. From the moment we made Jesus Lord of our life, we are no longer ours, but a child of the most High God!  Joint-heirs with Jesus and all His righteousness! and once this revelation begins, a light goes on within us and suddenly, the reality of who we now are becomes alive and makes us wanna shout- WOW! So, Go ahead and shout it out! "I am child of the most High God in Christ Jesus!" Check it out! Read His Word! Search the Word and determine in your heart of hearts in Whom You Believe!  As you Find out Whose you really are along with all the rights and truly believe what It says, You will never be the same in Jesus' name! 
Don't Ever Let Man Define Who You Are! But allow the Word of God to proclaim who You are in Christ Jesus..."You are the Redeemed Of the Lord Jesus"... "You a Child of the Most High God through Christ Jesus"... "You are Blessed and Highly Favored"... "You are The Head and Not the Tail". Get the Word in you until it makes you alive and well inside out; Knowing beyond a doubt that the Word of God is true and cannot lie! Know beyond a doubt, that God is within you during every situation of your life and is just waiting for you to proclaim the Word so He can perform it quickly! 
It's time we declare who we are in Christ Jesus and Whose we are! It's time we are Believers in every sense of the word and that we Know the power we possess in Christ Jesus! It's time we begin to live that abundant life predestined for us! It's time we become Victors instead of victims, more than over-comers instead of being overcome. And We can do it, in Christ Jesus, as we get the Word deeply embedded within us! So come on, Let's live a victorious life and be all we can be for His kingdom!  
Enjoy a wonderfully blessed life, dear friends. God loves you and so do I~~~

Safety Under The Shadow Of The Almighty

I want to share God's promised protection for all of us from His Word: 
Psalms 91 (KJV) "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet; "Because He hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because He hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation." 
Dear friends, we may be confronted with things of this world that cause us to take a step back and be concerned but Holy Spirit reminds us that God is forever faithful!!! He watches over His Word to perform it quickly and it never returns to Him void. So today, whatever may cause you to worry or be uneasy, allow the Word to comfort you and build you up knowing that GOD already has this in the palms of His hands. Be blessed today, dear friends! God loves you and so do I~~~

It's All In Who He Is, Not Who We are

Just wanted to share a little ray of Son-shine with you today regarding who you really are! Something about rainy gloomy Mondays that seem to get people down and right now many are going through some really tough situations in their lives. Many may feel you failed in your roles as students, teachers, pastors, wives, husbands, employees, employers, church members, neighbors, and family members; but I encourage you to stop where you are and take a slow deep breath, relax, and realize that God has this all in His control. 
God only expects you to be YOU! Nothing more! He created you to be exactly who you are right now: the apple of His eye! YOU are His rare and precious jewel in His crown of crowns adorning His kingdom. He created you to be His child and He loves you just the way you are! So stop allowing others to describe who you are and what you have to be and begin to know your Creator so you can enjoy life to the fullest! God loves you more than words can describe. He loves you unconditionally and desires to shower you with blessings untold. He wants to love on you and spoil you with His kindness!
There is nothing in this world you have ever done or will ever do to stop Him from loving you. So when negative thoughts come to mind, remember Whose you are. Remember that you are a creature filled with Immense Power as Holy Spirit abides within; and you were created in the very image of God. Remind yourself constantly that it is the Father's will to give you an abundant life in Christ Jesus filled with hope and prosperity, of gentleness and love, of peace and harmony, and that He desires to shower you daily with fresh mercies and fill you with grace forevermore. 
As you think on these things, I pray you can lift up your head and smile as your despair is replaced with a new hope in Christ Jesus. You can do all things through Christ which strengthens you; and You can begin to enjoy being YOU!  Have a wonderfully blessed day because God loves you and so do I~~~

Called Out of Darkness Into The Light

 "Amazing Grace how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me; I once was lost but now I'm found, was lost but now I'm found. Twas grace that taught my heart to fear and grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed. My chains are gone, I've been set free; my God, my Savior has ransomed me; and like a flood His mercy reigns; Unending Love, Amazing Grace. The Lord has promised good to me, His Word my hope secures; He will my shield and portion be, as long as life endures. The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, the sun forbear to shine; But God, Who called me here below, will be forever mine.  My chains are gone, I've been set free; my God, my Savior, has ransomed me; and like a flood His mercy reigns; Unending Love, Amazing Grace."
Chains broken, sins forgiven, former sins forgotten, Called out of darkness into His Light; all by the Grace of a Loving God, a Wonderful Savior. I Peter 2:9 declares, "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession; that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light."
It is our Father's will that we walk not in darkness but as children of Light; reflecting His Love throughout the world. His Light shines in the darkness and only those who choose not to comprehend it are left in darkness (John 3:19). As His Gospel is shared, Light springs forth into the very hearts of men and women who accept Him and the world is made brighter because of the Light that shines from deep within our hearts. For tho we were once darkness, we are now light in the Lord, so let us walk in the Light as noted in (Ephesians 5:8).
Day by day, moment by moment, we are being made more and more like Christ, Who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. Called to walk and talk with Him in a new and God-glorifying way so others can see the light and hope that is within us, through Christ Jesus!(Matthew 5:16) and they will want to know the hope to which we were called and recreated. The hope that breaks loose every chain that binds and once kept us in darkness.
Now that we have been called out of darkness, let us walk in His Light to the very best of our ability so others seeing His good work within us, will believe and glorify our Father which is in Heaven. Have a wonderfully blessed day, dear friends, God loves you and so do I~~~
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His Love Lights The Way

Good morning everyone! It's bitter cold outside so bundle up and allow the Love of Jesus to warm your hearts as you take time to reflect on His tender mercies and forgiving grace. Mercies that are renewed every morning with a continuous refill and a Grace that reaches higher than the highest mountain and deeper than the deepest sea.
His Love lights the way out of darkest as He wraps us securely in His protective arms. Never a tear will fall that He doesn't see, nor a wound be applied that He cannot heal. His Love casts out all fear and brings peace like none other. He is the way, the truth, and the light through which no man shall see the Father but through Christ Jesus and Him glorified!
I pray you have a wonderfully blessed day as you share His love to those you meet along your way! Enjoy your journey through life because God loves you and so do I~~~