I was reading this to Jake yesterday and realized - it relates to us all..............thought I would share!
Before you throw back the covers and your feet touch the floor,
ask God to show you what he has in store
for the day that's just starting, from beginning to end,
God says he'll be near you if you call on him.
Dear God, I am calling....please listen...it's me!
You know all about my day from A to Z!
You know when I'm frightened, sad or alone.
Please stay close beside me. Make my heart your own.
He wants to be near you all day long while you play.
He cares what you think, and he cares what you say.
Yes, he cares where your headed.....knows your outs and ins.
God says he'll be near you if you call on him.
Dear God, I am calling....please listen...it's me!
You know all about my day from A to Z!
You know when I'm frightened, sad or alone.
Please stay close beside me. Make my heart your own.
Your world will grow bigger, and you'll stumble and you'll fall.
Your questions won't be simple like they are when you are small.
You can count on his promise when life is in a spin.
God says he'll be near you if you call on him.
Remember his promise. Remember his word
at night when it's dark and your prayers have been heard.....
through the day that's now over,
fun-filled to the brim.
God says he'll be near you if you call on him.
Dear God, I am calling....please listen...it's me!
You know all about my day from A to Z!
You know when I'm frightened, sad or alone.
Please stay close beside me. Make my heart your own.
Please stay close beside me, make my heart your own.
be blessed.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Meeting the Lord
coming from my devotion from the "Becoming" ......Women's devotional bible: Psalm 42:1-2
"When David wrote Psalm 42, he painted a picture for us of what an intense thirst for God looks like: a sweet deer after a long day's journey looking for a crystal brook to quench his thirst." I cannot imagine going an entire day without water; in fact, if I deprive my body of that provision, dehydration and a headache soon follow. How much more does your spirit need watering when precious communion time is missing with the Lord? There is nothing I desire more that to get alone with the Lord, to see what he has to say to me, to pray with him, and to get into his Word. Those are the true desires of my heart and the intentions of my spirit.
But, somewhere between desire and intention, life happens. Before my feet hit the floor, schedules, commitments, and everything in between take over. The only way to overcome life and get to the stream is to make a commitment to meet the Lord anyway and anywhere we can. If life interrupts before your feet hit the floor, then you need to meet him before you set one little toe down. If your lunch hour is the only time you can get to the brook, then go alone. If late in the evening immersed in your tub is the only piece of quiet you have, ask the Lord to share it with you. God wants to satisfy your thirst and I promise he will meet you anywhere.....
I find myself praying continually. When I realized that I didn't have to spend hours on my knees for it to be considered praying - I realized that I had been praying all throughout the day................I'm constantly praying for people that come to my thoughts, singing in my spirit, talking to him all the time........how refreshing to realize that when you stop and think about how much you pray - you might surprise yourself! I'm not saying it's not important to spend time with him alone - by yourself and meditating on him and his word - but don't beat yourself up! God is everywhere you are during the day - so just take a minute and acknowledge him - he will fill you up right where you are!!!
I still love that old hymn:
As the deer panteth for the waters
so my soul longeth after you
you alone are my hearts desire
and I long to worship you
You alone are my strength
my shield
to you alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my hearts desire
and I long to worship you.......
great song! be blessed.
"When David wrote Psalm 42, he painted a picture for us of what an intense thirst for God looks like: a sweet deer after a long day's journey looking for a crystal brook to quench his thirst." I cannot imagine going an entire day without water; in fact, if I deprive my body of that provision, dehydration and a headache soon follow. How much more does your spirit need watering when precious communion time is missing with the Lord? There is nothing I desire more that to get alone with the Lord, to see what he has to say to me, to pray with him, and to get into his Word. Those are the true desires of my heart and the intentions of my spirit.
But, somewhere between desire and intention, life happens. Before my feet hit the floor, schedules, commitments, and everything in between take over. The only way to overcome life and get to the stream is to make a commitment to meet the Lord anyway and anywhere we can. If life interrupts before your feet hit the floor, then you need to meet him before you set one little toe down. If your lunch hour is the only time you can get to the brook, then go alone. If late in the evening immersed in your tub is the only piece of quiet you have, ask the Lord to share it with you. God wants to satisfy your thirst and I promise he will meet you anywhere.....
I find myself praying continually. When I realized that I didn't have to spend hours on my knees for it to be considered praying - I realized that I had been praying all throughout the day................I'm constantly praying for people that come to my thoughts, singing in my spirit, talking to him all the time........how refreshing to realize that when you stop and think about how much you pray - you might surprise yourself! I'm not saying it's not important to spend time with him alone - by yourself and meditating on him and his word - but don't beat yourself up! God is everywhere you are during the day - so just take a minute and acknowledge him - he will fill you up right where you are!!!
I still love that old hymn:
As the deer panteth for the waters
so my soul longeth after you
you alone are my hearts desire
and I long to worship you
You alone are my strength
my shield
to you alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my hearts desire
and I long to worship you.......
great song! be blessed.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Tabitha
My studies today brought me to the woman named Tabitha in the book of Acts chapter 9. Here was a woman who had already died - who they had washed, perfumed and begun the burial process........then, Peter arrives:
Peter enters the home, and people shuffle to the side. A man leads Peter upstairs where he sees women huddled around a bed. They hear him and step aside. Tears rim their eyes as they hold up robes and cloaks the dead woman had made for them. "She was always sewing," one of the women offers, choking on her words.
The two men who had rushed to find Peter had told him of the woman's kindness. Her name was Tabitha (her Greek name was Dorcas). "She is a follower of Christ," they had said, pulling Peter through the busy streets. As Peter approached the home and saw the number of people mourning for her, he knew that Tabitha had been well loved. When he saw the examples of her work and heard stories of her generosity, he knew why: she loved others with everything she had.
"Leave me alone with her," Peter says to the women. As the door closes, Peter kneels beside the body and prays. "Jesus, you said that anyone who has faith in you will do what you have done." He looks at the still body and addresses it. "Tabitha, stand up."
Dark brown eyes fly open with a flash of light. Peter offers her his hand and welcomes her into a life of even greater service for her Lord.
WOW!! Did you get that - anyone who has faith in Jesus - we can/will do what he has done!!! That's what I'm talking about.............................
also, Tabitha served God in practical ways - like sewing for the poor. He is glorified and lives are changed through the SIMPLEST acts of service.
be blessed.
Peter enters the home, and people shuffle to the side. A man leads Peter upstairs where he sees women huddled around a bed. They hear him and step aside. Tears rim their eyes as they hold up robes and cloaks the dead woman had made for them. "She was always sewing," one of the women offers, choking on her words.
The two men who had rushed to find Peter had told him of the woman's kindness. Her name was Tabitha (her Greek name was Dorcas). "She is a follower of Christ," they had said, pulling Peter through the busy streets. As Peter approached the home and saw the number of people mourning for her, he knew that Tabitha had been well loved. When he saw the examples of her work and heard stories of her generosity, he knew why: she loved others with everything she had.
"Leave me alone with her," Peter says to the women. As the door closes, Peter kneels beside the body and prays. "Jesus, you said that anyone who has faith in you will do what you have done." He looks at the still body and addresses it. "Tabitha, stand up."
Dark brown eyes fly open with a flash of light. Peter offers her his hand and welcomes her into a life of even greater service for her Lord.
WOW!! Did you get that - anyone who has faith in Jesus - we can/will do what he has done!!! That's what I'm talking about.............................
also, Tabitha served God in practical ways - like sewing for the poor. He is glorified and lives are changed through the SIMPLEST acts of service.
be blessed.
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