waiting

Are you waiting with anticipation to open gifts? Or maybe for something else.... I have a friend so very anxious to have her baby in her arms for the very first time. Are you like me anxiously awaiting the reunion with your spouse?

Thinking about that makes me wonder about those people for centuries that waited for a savior and yearned to be reconciled with God. He came, for real. We celebrate that by waiting for our gifts as a symbol of those waiting for the savior to be born.
I believe that God is waiting for us to receive Him. Our yearning for things can not compare to His yearning for us. He loves you that much and He is waiting.

Isaiah 9:2-6 (ESV)
5(K) For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.6(L) For to us a child is born, to us(M) a son is given;(N) and the government shall be(O) upon[b] his shoulder, and his name shall be called[c]Wonderful(P) Counselor,(Q) Mighty God, (R) Everlasting(S) Father, Prince of(T) Peace.

Lord,
I pray for EOD families everywhere to see You this Christmas. I pray that they see the effects of Your miracles in their lives. Help us all push past the daily stuff to see what is real and important. Open our eyes to those that may be hurting so that we can show them kindness. Show us how to accept the gift of Your HUGE love and remove things that keep us from You. I just pray a covering over this population of people. Let them live as the dearly loved children that they are.
In Jesus' name,
Amen

We still Hold These Truths

weak belief

How is it that God can move huge mountain in my life and show me His power and down the road I can doubt. In that moment of victory I feel I will never again be afraid or insecure. Then again in a new situation I try to budge a big rock in my own strength forgetting that the battle is His and He cares.

1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Lord,
Help us to measure our obstacles against Your strength and not our own. Grow our belief where it is weak and show us Your truth.
In Jesus' name,
Amen

Meet Me In The Meadow: Pray This…

Meet Me In The Meadow: Pray This…

Harvesting the Soul: Peeling Away the Layers that Bind Me

Harvesting the Soul: Peeling Away the Layers that Bind Me

Got Cake

I heard an awesome illustration this week. It was saying how we are like cakes. We want to have that finished dessert right now. But adding ingrediants take time. How much would you like to devour a cup of oil? Not so much.

When God adds the right ingrediants for our lives. Sometimes He removes the things we thought the recipe called for. Then He has to beat the batter to make it smooth. We need to be willing to his stirring. We then have to take the heat of a trial before we are done. Be a fragrant offering during the baking time. What comes out of you when the heat is on?

So much of our life is baby steps and we fail to see we are in process.

Psalm 27:14 (New International Version)
14 Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.

Father,
I am amazed that You see us already as a finished product. You know where we are going and You have an amazing plan for us. Show us how to include You in our everyday. Help us to believe that this day is just one ingrediant of a bigger recipe. I pray that You strengthen and protect all of the EOD family grow them in real faith.
In Jesus' name,
Amen

Used to be

I used to be a party girl. I am happy that I never had the opportunity to be on a reality show. There are things I have done in my past that I am not proud of. I am so far from that person that I am freed from it. I don't have to cover it. Jesus did that. I have no shame. This is for real.

Ephesians 4:22You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

Father,
I thank you for the lessons I have learned and the peace You have brought to my life. I am grateful for the new person you have made me to be. We have all made mistakes and for some people they are still wearing the heaviness of bad choices. Lord, I pray that anyone that feels that sees that You have a way to take that off of them. Show them that Your grace and mercy are very real. Let the people of this EOD family have a hope for a future. Let them be new people in You and show them the path to that freedom.
In Jesus' name,
Amen