PSALM 139

Greetings!

I read Psalm 139 this week, and found it to be a wonderful description of the intimate relationship between us and our creator and Father in heaven.

And reading it out loud makes it even more moving....

I hope you enjoy it.

Psalm 139: 1-18
A psalm of David.
O LORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.
You know when I sit down or stand up.
You know my every thought when far away.
You chart the path ahead of me and tell me where to stop and rest.
Every moment you know where I am.
You know what I am going to say even before I say it, LORD.
You both precede and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to know!
I can never escape from your spirit! I can never get away from your presence!
If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the place of the dead, you are there.
If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me.
I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night
but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.
To you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are both alike to you.
You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous – and how well I know it.
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,
as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
How precious are your thoughts about me, O God! They are innumerable!
I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand!
And when I wake up in the morning, you are still with me!

Have a wonderful day!!

PRAYER WORKS

Greetings friends!

I apologize for being absent lately....I have been very busy!
But trust that my time has been well spent.... diving deep into God's word and growing closer to Him everyday!!

I have shared this message recently with some of my friends and family...but wanted to post it to share with others too.

I keep a journal that I write my prayers in. It contains all the things I pray to God about.

The first thing I do when I pray is praise and thank God...so I have a list of all the things I am thankful for. Then I move on to asking for forgiveness for my sins...and after that, I start asking for help with many situations in my own life and for family and friends I know....among other things.

I originally started the journal to help me to remember all the people and situations I wanted to pray for, since the list is quite long...I wanted to make sure I don't forget anything or anyone...

But recently, I started looking back to the pages when I first started the journal, which was two years ago.....and I discovered a whole new purpose for the journal. As I looked at things I prayed for in 2006, I realized that some of those prayers have been answered! It was amazing!

So this now serves as my record of prayers the Lord has answered....which becomes a testimony to share with others that prayer works!!

Remember, payers are not always answered with "yes", but God always responds to them with the right answer, which is best for His plan for our lives!

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ---- Philippians 4:6

Have a wonderful day!!!

THE BELL

THE BELL
I KNOW WHO I AM
I am God's child (John 1:12)
I am Christ's friend (John 15:15 )
I am united with the Lord(1 Cor. 6:17 )
I am bought with a price(1 Cor. 6:19-20)
I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1)
I am a personal witness of Christ. (Acts 1:8)
I am the salt & light of the earth ( Matt.5:13-14)
I am a member of the body of Christ(1 Cor 12:27)
I am free forever from condemnation ( Rom. 8: 1-2)
I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant ( Phil.3:20)
I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31 -34)
I am a minister of reconciliation for God(2 Cor.5:17-21)

I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18)

I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6)
I cannot be separated from the love of God( Rom.8:35-39)
I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor.1:21-22)
I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8: 28)
I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16 )
I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3: 12 )
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13)
I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5)
I am God's temple (1 Cor. 3: 16 ). I am complete in Christ (Col. 2: 10)
I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3). I have been justified(Romans 5:1)
I am God's co-worker(1 Cor.. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1). I am God's workmanship(Eph. 2:10 )
I am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected(Phil 1: 5)
I have been redeemed and forgiven(Col.1:14)I have been adopted as God's child(Eph1:5)
I belong to God
Do you know
Who you are!?

LIFE OF JOY

Greetings!

Sorry for being absent lately....just been very busy.
But trust that my time has been well spent, growing in my faith and growing closer to God each day!

I have made a decision to follow God all the days of my life.
To walk with Him, pray to Him, worship Him, study His word, share His word with others and live my life the way He wants me to.

Since I have began this new journey four months ago, my life has changed in so many wonderful ways!! (Actually it began at my birth, but I have taken several detours of my own....) But I am back on the right path now, and pray everyday that I never get off it again!

My husband and I are now filled with a new peace and joy...so much that it is overflowing into the lives of our children. They see it and want it too and now they have also grown closer to God! There is a bright beautiful light that is beaming from all of us that everyone outside our family can see.
That light is Jesus!

My prayer everyday is for all my friends and family to experience this joy also!
The joy of God's love, comfort, grace, forgiveness and mercy! And the ultimate joy of the promise of spending eternity in Heaven with God, by choosing Jesus as your personal savior!

Wishing wonderful things for you everyday!!

PROSPEROUS FUTURE

Greetings!!

Your beginnings will seem humble,
so prosperous will your future be.
Job 8:7

I love this verse! It's a wonderful promise from God!

Read it over and over again, and you will feel it's warmth and encouragement!

Have a wonderful day!

Operation Christmas Child

Greetings!

Each year, our family gives a needy child a Christmas gift.
It's a shoe box with some small gifts inside.

We make this donation through a program called Operation Christmas Child.
It's a wonderful cause and easy to do.
Below is a link to their website, it explains how you can donate.
I recommend looking at their videos, so you can see what your gift can do.

I hope you enjoy giving, I know we do!

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/index/

Have a wonderful day!

FIREPROOF

Greetings!

Sorry for not blogging lately...have just been very busy.

My husband and I went to see a great movie with some members of our church and it was awesome!

It's called Fireproof. It's about a married couple struggling and on the verge of divorce.

It's a movie with christian values and a great message! It is funny, exciting and clean (refreshing!)

A must see for every couple, even if your relationship seems great, this movie will show you how to bring more joy into it! And if your relationship is not so great, this will help to save it, if you listen to the message with an open heart and mind.

I hope everyone has a chance to see it and enjoys it as much as we did!

Have a wonderful day!

GOD'S LOVE

Greetings!

The person you are now, the person you have been, the person you will be....
This person God has chosen and beloved. -- William Countryman

The Lord Said, "I have loved you with an everlasting love."
Jeremiah 31:3

There is only one love that comes with lifetime guarantee...actually it lasts even longer than your lifetime. That's the love of God.

Knowing that God's love for you is unshakeable gives you the confidence to be yourself. You are wholly accepted, fully forgiven, and eternally loved. What response does thinking about that truth evoke in your heart?

Have a wonderful day!