It has been such an awwwwesommme day of worship and prayer and.........whohoo!
Started yesterday and here is a quick timeline:
God inspired "prayer box" like a recipe box for my prayer burdens. First time I used it yesterday morning and a God inspired prayer enveloped me and He blessed me all day.
Wonderstruck Sunday School lesson today on being wonderstruck by prayer. Try praying in brief 3 or 4 word phrases concentrating on your request without a bunch of "filler words". You don't have to pray like this all the time but boy does it help you to focus and not have mindless prayers. Praying for a couple in our class who are certain God is going to answer prayer about the husband's recently diagnosed cancer in his neck.
Wonderful worship service with lots of praise, inspiring message, prayer at the alter and rejoicing closing song. I received more than I prayed for yesterday. :)
Started instrumental worship practise playing my flute with a group. Always wanted to learn real worship instrumental music.
Wonderful time at evening Bible study on prayer. God gave the 2nd confirmation on a prayer request that we have had for years. Men and women were teary eyed as we learned and relearned how important prayer is over top of everything else we do for God. Closed with great heartfelt prayer for each others soul burdens.
I tried to go to bed on time so I can get up early to go to gym before work. But I'm just bubbling over...it's bubbling...it's bubbling...it's bubbling in my soul. So here I am up again.
Ok...I'm starting to feel sleepy......
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
God Wonders
Involved in Sunday School class Bible study on God Wonders. Looking for wonders of every day to be thankful for.
3 for today:
Good evening with my husband and I together.
Making progress on year end accounting at work.
Able to have Bible study at the gym this morning
Another day:
Beautiful sky in the morning
Someone at the gym asking me what I was reading in the Bible
Encouraging service at church
Also, there is a group I found on facebook that is eliminating negativity for Lent and replacing it with positive God thoughts.
3 for today:
Good evening with my husband and I together.
Making progress on year end accounting at work.
Able to have Bible study at the gym this morning
Another day:
Beautiful sky in the morning
Someone at the gym asking me what I was reading in the Bible
Encouraging service at church
Also, there is a group I found on facebook that is eliminating negativity for Lent and replacing it with positive God thoughts.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Half Empty or Half Full?
Most of the time when we hear the phrase half empty or half full, it is in regards to how we are to look at life in a positive manner. It goes right along with being thankful to God for what we have and being content.
The other day it came to me in a new way. For a long time I was taught to look at other Christians as half empty and unexceptable to God. God has, is and will be, teaching me to look at other Christians as half full. If I am to see my own life that way, shouldn't I look at others that way?
No, I don't believe in people or myself claiming religion or belief in God yet living a life without any "fruit" or choosing to live any sloppy way we want and expecting God to just forgive our lousy choices.
Yet for too long I didn't try people's spirits as the Bible tells us to, I just looked at outward appearance and where they went to church and judged them guilty. Thankfully, I haven't been too old for God to teach an old dog new tricks :)
And I have realized that some people are really strong in areas I'm weak. Each one of us has things we've conquered and things we are still working on and things we haven't even started on yet. And we're all working on our individual weak areas and hopefully admiring others strong areas and getting tips from their life on how we can do better.
I love God and the good things He is doing in my life and have faith in Him working behind the scenes on what I'm praying for.
The other day it came to me in a new way. For a long time I was taught to look at other Christians as half empty and unexceptable to God. God has, is and will be, teaching me to look at other Christians as half full. If I am to see my own life that way, shouldn't I look at others that way?
No, I don't believe in people or myself claiming religion or belief in God yet living a life without any "fruit" or choosing to live any sloppy way we want and expecting God to just forgive our lousy choices.
Yet for too long I didn't try people's spirits as the Bible tells us to, I just looked at outward appearance and where they went to church and judged them guilty. Thankfully, I haven't been too old for God to teach an old dog new tricks :)
And I have realized that some people are really strong in areas I'm weak. Each one of us has things we've conquered and things we are still working on and things we haven't even started on yet. And we're all working on our individual weak areas and hopefully admiring others strong areas and getting tips from their life on how we can do better.
I love God and the good things He is doing in my life and have faith in Him working behind the scenes on what I'm praying for.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Who Receives God's Message?
Still reading in Luke. This morning beginning of chapter 3.
Luke lists who is ruling in Rome at this time, Caesar....Pilot was the governor...Herod and his brother Philip were tetrarchs (rulers of a portion of the country). This was the government officials.
In the religious realm....high priests were Annas and Caiaphas
Luke didn't say anything about God speaking to any of these government or religious rulers.
The fact is we have to "Know God" and be in touch with Him and listening to Him before He is going to make an effort to talk to us. But I'm getting ahead of myself or ahead of the scripture. :)
Luke then says, after listing the government and religious rulers,........"the word of God came unto John in the wilderness."
Are you or I in a wilderness time of our life? God speaks to us there. Praise God!
Luke lists who is ruling in Rome at this time, Caesar....Pilot was the governor...Herod and his brother Philip were tetrarchs (rulers of a portion of the country). This was the government officials.
In the religious realm....high priests were Annas and Caiaphas
Luke didn't say anything about God speaking to any of these government or religious rulers.
The fact is we have to "Know God" and be in touch with Him and listening to Him before He is going to make an effort to talk to us. But I'm getting ahead of myself or ahead of the scripture. :)
Luke then says, after listing the government and religious rulers,........"the word of God came unto John in the wilderness."
Are you or I in a wilderness time of our life? God speaks to us there. Praise God!
Friday, January 25, 2013
How Would Someone Go About Looking For Me or You?
Reading Luke 2 this morning. Pondering some of the scriptures anew instead of just reading through quickly. Jesus was 12 and went to Jerusalem with Mary and Joseph. On the way back they discovered Jesus was not with the crowd. They went back looking for him. When they found Him, Mary said "You worried us. We've been looking for you." He said "How did you go about looking for me. Didn't you know I would be about my Father's business?"
That made me start thinking. If someone were looking for me or you, where would they think to look? Where are we most likely to be found? What are we most likely to be doing?
That made me start thinking. If someone were looking for me or you, where would they think to look? Where are we most likely to be found? What are we most likely to be doing?
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