As I was reading in Psalms 103, when I came across verse 4, which I have read many times, this time it hit me... "He.....loads me with love and mercy".
As I meditated on this verse and It is awesome to think about what He does... during this season I celebrate His birth and all that he is doing.... He.... loads me with love and mercy!!!!
When I think about what that really means, I could cry..( OK, if you know me, you know I did) cause His love covers ALL things in my life,the good and Bad and ugly!!!!!, Every hurts,worry, secrets, pride, hurtful thought , word and motive.......
His love covered it all!
One of my favorite authors is Max Lucado and he has a great word picture I would like to share with you..Picture this, there is a dump truck full of love and it back up to you and God lifts the bed of the truck until the love starts to slide. Slowly at first, then down,down,down until you are hidden, buried,covered .
Then someone ask "Where are you?"
You say......"In here, Covered in love"
Now that is Mercy!!!
Celebrate that my friend ,Enjoy being Covered my His love and mercy!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
Majority Rules , RIGHT ?????
You Know in this day and age of new tech and new gadgets. We should have simplified our lives. In some ways I guess we have.We can talk to many people at one time, we can let people know where we are and what we are doing ,at all times.( Twittering is what they call it).
With all the many different things that we do, All have expectations of us, Like being a wife, mother, daughter, sister, Neighbor, employee, serve at the Church..... the list could go on and on for some of us. Everyone of these , come with people who have expectations of us... Could the majority be Wrong?????
As I read In Luke 4, The people of Capernaum tried to Keep Jesus from leaving them: But He said In vs. 42-43" I must preach the kingdom of God... because For this purpose I have been Sent" How could he resist the majority of the people, could they be wrong? Was he suppose to Forget what his purpose was a because these people needed Him and wanted Him with them, was this a Bad thing? Not a bad thing but Jesus resisted the peoples expectations of Him and stayed on with the purpose That God had Given Him..
I am so glad He did!!!!
He had a choice.....He could have reason w/ them and set up camp with them.. thinking that The whole world was why he came and the cross was His destiny but this town needs me to stay with them, If i had more time, i could help them.Could they be wrong? Yes, they were.
Jesus said no to the good things so He could say yes to the right thing: His unique call..
"Living on Purpose is the only way to really live. Everything else is just existing"
With all the many different things that we do, All have expectations of us, Like being a wife, mother, daughter, sister, Neighbor, employee, serve at the Church..... the list could go on and on for some of us. Everyone of these , come with people who have expectations of us... Could the majority be Wrong?????
As I read In Luke 4, The people of Capernaum tried to Keep Jesus from leaving them: But He said In vs. 42-43" I must preach the kingdom of God... because For this purpose I have been Sent" How could he resist the majority of the people, could they be wrong? Was he suppose to Forget what his purpose was a because these people needed Him and wanted Him with them, was this a Bad thing? Not a bad thing but Jesus resisted the peoples expectations of Him and stayed on with the purpose That God had Given Him..
I am so glad He did!!!!
He had a choice.....He could have reason w/ them and set up camp with them.. thinking that The whole world was why he came and the cross was His destiny but this town needs me to stay with them, If i had more time, i could help them.Could they be wrong? Yes, they were.
Jesus said no to the good things so He could say yes to the right thing: His unique call..
"Living on Purpose is the only way to really live. Everything else is just existing"
Sunday, November 30, 2008
An Expensive Habit
Today is ending a long weekend of Thanksgiving fun. I had some much warm fuzzy time with family and friends. My mom made all the great comfort foods and for a short moment we all forgot about our worries and enjoyed each other and our life!!! Not to mention that the Dallas Cowboys won their game , Yeah!!!!;o)
But now , as I come down off the mountain top, Reality hits and I hear about heartaches,From the loss of a 15 year old boy , who was out with his father and brothers hunting and in an accident loss his life, then, others who have loss their job, marriages that are fighting for survival, Men who have to be deployed and spend time away from their family..
I begin to be highly concern... OK, WORRY! What is happening??? Why is it happening? Why do bad things happen to good people??? Then I recognize , I have become anxious.Which I do not consider myself to be that kind of person but God reveal, while I do not act as the rabbit in the Winnie the Pooh books saying ,"Oh dear". I do act it out. I will not be confessing how I act it out at this time ;00....
In Matthew 6:27 " You cannot add any time to your life by worrying about it."
God reminded me I have an expensive habit, .. anxiety.. which it does cost me. It cost me peace of mind! I learned that Anxiety splits our energy between today's priorities and tomorrow's problems. Part of my mind is on now ;the rest is not even yet.
The result is.. half-minded living. You know that saying " you have half a brain"... well, if you are worrying then..... Ouch!
Worrying has been connected to causing diseases, link to high blood pressure, heart trouble, blindness and many other things.This is a very Expensive Habit!
God, through His word, let me know that Anxiety doesn't work, our frets are futile. It has never solved a problem, nor cured a disease.
It has cause me to live only half the life I was meant to live!!!
It is an expensive habit.. That is not worth the cost!
So Today.. I am casting All my cares on Him for He cares for me!!!
The 15 year old boy who died in the hunting accident, At His funeral, 17 young people came to know the Lord.
It is not for me to understand but to TRUST HIM!!!!!!
But now , as I come down off the mountain top, Reality hits and I hear about heartaches,From the loss of a 15 year old boy , who was out with his father and brothers hunting and in an accident loss his life, then, others who have loss their job, marriages that are fighting for survival, Men who have to be deployed and spend time away from their family..
I begin to be highly concern... OK, WORRY! What is happening??? Why is it happening? Why do bad things happen to good people??? Then I recognize , I have become anxious.Which I do not consider myself to be that kind of person but God reveal, while I do not act as the rabbit in the Winnie the Pooh books saying ,"Oh dear". I do act it out. I will not be confessing how I act it out at this time ;00....
In Matthew 6:27 " You cannot add any time to your life by worrying about it."
God reminded me I have an expensive habit, .. anxiety.. which it does cost me. It cost me peace of mind! I learned that Anxiety splits our energy between today's priorities and tomorrow's problems. Part of my mind is on now ;the rest is not even yet.
The result is.. half-minded living. You know that saying " you have half a brain"... well, if you are worrying then..... Ouch!
Worrying has been connected to causing diseases, link to high blood pressure, heart trouble, blindness and many other things.This is a very Expensive Habit!
God, through His word, let me know that Anxiety doesn't work, our frets are futile. It has never solved a problem, nor cured a disease.
It has cause me to live only half the life I was meant to live!!!
It is an expensive habit.. That is not worth the cost!
So Today.. I am casting All my cares on Him for He cares for me!!!
The 15 year old boy who died in the hunting accident, At His funeral, 17 young people came to know the Lord.
It is not for me to understand but to TRUST HIM!!!!!!
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