Saturday, February 11, 2012

Its about Christ

Our lives are not our own, for those who have been bought by the
priceless blood of Christ. He paid our ransom to debt of our sin. He
is filled with grace and mercy and about in steadfast love. There are
days when I was upset at God. When I see clearly I realize God did
this that I may trust Him more. Faith in Him is trusting upon the Lord
to give us everything we need and not anything that will draw us away
from Him.

The LORD is my strength and my shield;
   in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
   and with my song I give thanks to him.

 But I trust in you, O LORD;
   I say, "You are my God."

Commit your way to the LORD;
   trust in him, and he will act.
He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
   and your justice as the noonday.

  Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
   fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
   over the man who carries out evil devices!

 Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
   and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
   and he will make straight your paths.

Trust in the LORD forever,
   for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock.

The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the
foremost. But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the
foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an
example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. To the
King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and
glory forever and ever. Amen.

 The saying is trustworthy, for:

   If we have died with him, we will also live with him;
if we endure, we will also reign with him;
if we deny him, he also will deny us;
if we are faithless, he remains faithful—

   for he cannot deny himself.

God is to be trusted with our lives, with every aspect of our lives.
It makes wonder then about our Spiritual worship which is to present
our bodies as a living sacrifice to God.

 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to
present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God,
which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world,
but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you
may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and
perfect.

And this sacrifice is done because God will use everything that
happens in a true blood bought believer for our good. His ways are
higher than our ways and He is omniscient and knows what we need.

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How
unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!

  "For who has known the mind of the Lord,
   or who has been his counselor?"
"Or who has given a gift to him
   that he might be repaid?"

  For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be
glory forever. Amen.

My life is hid with Christ and He is Mighty God and beloved bridegroom.

Do you love me?

I am but an overweight girl
A curly mop of hair crowing my round face
Who am I that You would favor me
A child of dust that You found me and drew me after You
Who sees anything in me worthy of Your attention
Yet You keep calling me by my name
That I may draw near to You
Why do You grip me in Your hands
In everything You do I see Your loving care of me
You break me, You mold me
You make me to know You
To fall at Your feet adoring You, my lover my God

Changing

It is by looking to Christ that we are able to see the sin in our lives. 


Matthew 12:34b-35
For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. 


I want to bring forth what is good. May God change me and I trust that he will. I am really unable to do much. I have asked God for brokenness, humility and he has given me it the last week in abundance. God is holy, and good, and amazing, and who He is, is without price.


He disciplines those He loves... I have to remember that when the discipline seems to hurt.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Come away

Come let us go...
 
Where it is just you and I
You teach me and I learn
You show me tender care and I bloom
 
Come let the things you clasp so tightly go...
 
Why do I seem to be unable to open my hand and let you see
This picture in my hand born of Genesis 2
I am so afraid to let it go
 
Come beloved come...
 
by the hand you lead me
Showing me the mighty deeds you have done
You are worthy of trust
 
Why are you so afraid to be alone with me...
 
Because I am afraid to give you what I have hidden deep within my heart 

Not an excuse

Well I have been struggling and I cannot use hormones or emoions as an excuse to sin. Yes I am in a specific state in my life. Yet I cannot change it and I don't pray to God about it. I am tired of talking about it. I am tired of evil using that point to have me question the goodness of God. When I am alone I am afraid to give this over to God. I try to avoid praying to talk to God. He knows, He knows my frame He knows I am desk.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Trusting God in Loneliness

2011 has been a year of weddings and births. Many people I know have moved from one stage in their life to another. I sometimes feel left behind no not in a rapture sort of way, but as in they moved forward and I am still where they left me. Its amazing what I can pour out when I am being honest and the best thing about it is that people that I see in my day to day life are less likely to see. Anyway I know I am not the only one to feel the sorrow of not having a person who intimately knows you. Who knows what makes you happy, what makes you cry, the moments you walk through nature paths talking to God, the moments I hide, the moments I want a hug after I do dishes, how much I miss the closeness of another person (yet in a way that honors God). God knows, God knows me that well, its not the sad part. No one knows me that well. I have to by the grace of God that is sufficient for each day, lay down my life as a living sacrifice, have faith in God to supply all my needs, rest in the knowledge that I have a God, the One True God that is nearby. Loneliness is hard, has its own sadness. Yet I fight for a joy in my salvation, in the end its God who satisfies my soul.

Monday, January 2, 2012

God Working whatever stage

God can and will sanctify those who belong to Him. It has been a hard year of sin being exposed in my life and opening up. My prayer is that God show me how to be responsible for His money. To give me joy and contentment in all circumstances. As I am riding on the bus I am thinking and praying and hoping, knowing that God works all the time. His love does not wane and seeks His own glory. May God make me holy, and humbled, and steadfast. May He open my mouth to proclaim His excellencies.