The Lord is My Strength!

Psalm 28:7 (New International Version)

7. The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.

I pray for strength daily, if you have health problems, then you know what I am saying. We can also need strength in our spiritual problems to. There are times when life just seem to knock our feet right out from under us. Sound familiar? which ever applies to you, I am sure you can relate. What do you do when you have "life" problems? I hope and pray you run to the Lord and rest there with Him! There is no other place or person that can fill our cup, no one can fill that empty place in our hearts either. As you begin your weekend, I pray blessings and protection on you and your family. Please remember that when things are to hard for us, it is not to hard for our Lord and Savior!

My Special Husband!

Ephesians 5:33 (New International Version)

33. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.


I love ice cream, it doesn't matter if the weather is to cold, to hot or in between. It just tastes good to me ! I remember when I was a little girl, if I ever felt bad or was sick (which was a lot) my dad always made sure I had ice cream. So now that I am a much older girl my special husband of soon to be 25 years, takes me or brings ice cream to me. Yes, I am blessed and ever so thankful for this man that God has given to me! He didn't get home last night in time to go to church, so I went on by myself. As I was sitting there, I realized that my heart and life is not complete without him. We should never get to busy that we forget our loved ones! It would be very rare if both went to be with the Lord at the same time, so this being "alone" will happen to all of us sooner than we would want to think about. This is just a reminder that we should make every day count, and don't forget to tell them just how much you love and appreciate them.

You are My God!

Psalm 63:1 (New International Version)

1. O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Oh God, You are my God! Can you say that with passion coming from the deepest part of your being? Do you know God in such a way that you earnestly seek for Him? This should be our hearts desire to know Him more and more each day. This is when we have a peace in our soul that can't compare with anything else. Nothing else in this world should come before Him, and if there is, then we have erected idols, because we have put someone or something else before our Lord. God in His mercy has given us another day to glorify Him, let's not waste it, God loves you and me, lets spend some time with Him and be thankful for what He has done.

To Prideful!

Philippians 2:3,4 (New International Version)

3. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

The theme for my weekly devotional is about to much pride and not enough humility. I am reminded every day how dangerous that pride can be. Our Heavenly Father is telling us in this scripture we are to do nothing out of selfish ambition, but to remember to consider others interests also. It is not only hard for us to do, but if you are like me, I really don't see anyone else doing this either. It is so easy to get caught up in our own little world, that we don't have a clue about anyone else. This is just not Gods' way, we have to be involved in our church and community. We must know when our neighbors are hurting and need help! When we are filled with pride, then of course, the focus will be on us and no one else. The Word tells us that "pride goes before a fall", Lets pray that God will give us an attitude the same as that of Jesus Christ, and that we will be mindful to consider others just like we are commanded to do!

We Must Pray!

I Timothy 2:1-3 (The Message)
The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of living simply, in humble contemplation. This is the way our Savior God wants us to live.

First thing, without a second thought, we must pray! Pray for our family and friends, pray for our church, pray for our leaders. This is our command to pray! Why is it hard to pray? I believe you have to have a personal relationship with Jesus, a burning desire in your heart for Him, before you can pray with a passion. As we grow in His word and get to know Him as our Lord and Savior, then we will begin to hunger to spend time with Him in prayer. It will be a natural part of us just to come to Him praising and singing songs. Thanking Him for all He has done for us! Where would we be without Him, I for one do not even want to think about that! Have a Wonderful Tuesday and keep loving Jesus!

Life and Death Matter!

Daniel 2:22-24 (New International Version)

22 He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him.
23 I thank and praise you, O God of my fathers: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king."

Have you ever prayed for something that was a life and death matter? I mean you know if you don't hear from God that your life or someone else could be on the line! Well, this is where Daniel was at! He knew if God did not show him the answer to the dream the king had, he and his three friends would be killed. Already people had been killed because they couldn't interpret the dream. In the scriptures above he is thanking and praising Him, because the dream has been known to him. I am sure Daniel and his three friends were down on their knees doing some heavy praying, seeking God as though their lives depended on it (which it did), and here is something else to consider, God only showed Daniel! Do you think the other three would like to have been shown to? Now they would have to trust that Daniel had truly heard from God. As we pray and seek God this week for His wisdom and power, be sure to expect Him to answer and then be sure you praise and thank Him for the answer.

Character!

Psalm 105:16-22 (New Living Translation)

16. He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply. 17. Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them—Joseph, who was sold as a slave. 18. They bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron collar. 19. Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the Lord tested Joseph’s character. 20. Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free; the ruler of the nation opened his prison door. 21. Joseph was put in charge of all the king’s household; he became ruler over all the king’s possessions. 22. He could instruct the king’s aides as he pleased and teach the king’s advisers.

Websters definition of "character" is moral or ethical quality: a man of fine, honorable character. In other words what we truly are, what we stand for and what we believe. This was true of Joseph and as you read the story you will find how the Lord tested him. From betrayal by his own family to being accused of slander to becoming the "wise man" put into rule by Pharaoh himself. He lived to be approximately 110 years old and even after he died, his bones was carried out and buried at Shechem. He lived an extraordinary life, and even now many years later the story of the character of Joseph is still being told. As I was studying this event, I realized first of all, he was a human being just like we are. He was no different and neither is God any different. The Word says He is the same yesterday, today and forever. We can have this honorable character like him and many others that we read about in the Bible. I don't know about you, but I want this, I want everything that I have rights to, everything that God promises us! It is possible, we just have to walk in His ways and be in His will. I pray as you read and study Gods Holy Word, that you will decide you want what He has for you. May you be blessed this Lords Day!